the crafte for to weue lynnen wollen cloth and to drawa thredes of wâ—ille and flexe And afore that tyme the people vsed the skynnes of bestes for ther clothes ¶ Anno mundi M.vi C.xlij. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iij. M.v. C.lvij THe shyppe of Noe had in length .iij. hondred cubytes in brede .l. in altytue .xxx. Vide plura genesis .vi. ¶ Knowe ye after doctours that a conuenyent payne this tyme was ordeyned to the worlde For thenne lechery habouÌ„ded the whiche defouled mannes body And there by water the erthe was wasshed clensed in sygne of the promyse that god made to man that there sholde neuer be such a flood agayne ¶ And the Rayne bowe hath two pryncypall coloures the whiche represente the two Iugementê The water colour representeth the flood that is passyd The fyre coloure betokeneth the Iudgement to come fyre by the whiche we certenly abyde in the ende of this worlde by cause â—ouetyse shall habouÌ„de by fyre it shall be brente Golde and syluer by the fyre is wonte to be clensyd ¶ Here begynn the the seconde aege of the worlde durynge to Abraham Noe. THis Noe was a ryghtwys man and founde grace ayenst godâ— Whan Noe was fyue hondred yere of aege he had goten Cham. Sem. â— Iâ—phet That tyme by the coÌ„maundemente of god he began to make a shyppe And he made it parfyt in an hondred yere And the hondred yere complete â— our lorde god appered agayne to hym 〈◊〉 coÌ„maunded hym that he with his wyf his children the wyues of them sholde entre the shyppe with all maner of beestes all maner of foules also c. And anone the flood came and stode aboue all hylles â—v cubytes Vide pluragenÌ„ vijus ¶ After the flood a grete dronkenesse betyde vnto Noe. And thorugh occasyon of that dronkenesse be blessed his two sones Sem Iaphetâ— for the faders honour that they had to hym for the honest shame that they couered mekely ther faders membâ—es whan he was slepynge And his sone Cham for his scornynge and his vnreuerence he cursyd ¶ And here after saynt Austyn is made â— the fyrste mencyon of boundage and of noblynesse contrary to it For Noe sayd yâ— C ham sholde be seruaunt in bondage to Sem Iaphet for his vnreuerence Neuertheles ye shall not trowe that all that descended of Cham were vnnoble men of no power For they began fyrst to be myghty men of yâ— erthe As it is open of Nemroth yâ— kynge of Canaan Ascoâ— Nor all of Sem Iaphet were vertuous noble myghty men whan almoost eueryche one fell in to yâ— cryme of ydolatry were oft tymes oppressyd of other men But this blessynge this cursynge hath a respect to vertue vyce for yâ— whiche a man is called truely a noble man or an vnnoble man For he yâ— is vertuous is a noble maÌ„ he yâ— is vnuertuous is not noble The same maner of wyse tho yâ— foloweth the fayth of AbrahaÌ„ rather were called his childern than the Iewes the whiche carnally descended from hym Neuertheles they had a spirytuall preuylege of god for yâ— faders merysâ—â— his blessynge And of these .iij. sones of Noe he beynge alyue after thistory of Philois were born .xxiiij M. .vij. Câ—nen without wyÌ„men childern And they had on them thre prynces Nemorth Iectan Suphen ¶ Anno mundi .ij. M.ij. C.xlij. Et ante xpÌ„â— natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.vi C.lvij SEm sone to Noe the seconde yere after yâ— flood gate Arphaxat oâ—her whyle he is called Melchisedech The whiche fyrst after the flood made yâ— cyte of Salem now it is called Ierusalem ¶ Cham his broder opteyned Affricam gate sones tweyne Chus and Mesraym And these two gate sones doughters and many a Regyon was of them many of them to vs ben vnknowen for they enhabyte haue theyr maÌ„syons in the occidentall Ynde ¶ Iaphet was broder vnto Cham was blessyd of his fader this Iaphet had .vij. sones as Gomoi Magog Maday Ianam Tuball Mosog Iras. And these .vij. gate sones doughtes of them came many a regyon Vide plura GenÌ„ .xv. ¶ Arphaxat sone to Sem lyued cccc xxx yere And gate Elam Assure Ludde Aram and they gate many a sone doughter vt â—z geuÌ„ ¶ This Assur by cause he wolde not rebell ayenst god in the edefyenge buyldynge of yâ— toure of Babylon as Nemroth dyde therfor he was dryuen vnto the londe of Sennaars londe whiche was ryght strauÌ„ge to hym and was not afore enhabyted The whiche was called after his name Assuria And there he edefyed buylded a cyte afterwarde named Niniue yâ— whiche was the Metropolon of all the kyngdom of AssuriuÌ„ ¶ Chus sone to Cham was fader to Nemroth This Nemroth was a gyaunt of .x. cubytes longe And he began to be myghty in the worlde he is called a boystous hunter afore god This man began that wretched vyce of coueytousnesse by his tyranny with the whiche vyce euer more after this worlde is fulfylled And the pryncypalest kyngdom that he had was Babylon And he had Archade Edissa Selencia and the londe of Sennaar ¶ Sale sone to Arphaxat lyued cccc and .xxxiij. yeres And of hym in scrypture is no thynge wryten but that Moyses nombred hym in the lyne that cometh of Cryste ¶ This Sale gate a sone yâ— was named Heber The whiche after the Hebrewes hadde the spyryte of prophecye And of this Heber the Hebrewes ben named For the Hebrewes tonge bode allone in his hous in the confusyon of the langage And that langage was called mannes langage the whiche euery man vsed afore yâ— toure of Babylon was buylded ¶ This â—eber hadde two sones and one was called Iectan thrugh ensample of Nemroâ—h descendynge from Cham toke the Pryncehode vpon the children of Sem. And he hadde .xiij. sones ¶ But these people after Ierom are not knowen of vs for fernesse of the couÌ„tree or mutacyon and chaungynge of the people or elles of some other maner cause ¶ Anno muÌ„di .ij. M.vi Cxliij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.v. C.lvi. ¶ Turris Babylonis PHaleg lyued two hondreds and .xxxix. yeres This Phaleg was the yonger sone of Heber in his dayes was made the confusyon of langages For in his hous abode the olde tonge allone and that was Hebrewe Wherfore after saynt Austyn in hym apered a grete stedfasnesse of ryghtwysnes For this hous was free of that payne as not consentynge to the buyldynge of the toure Et sâ—dm Aug there was .lxxij. generacyons so there were .lxxij. langage ¶ Iactan broder to Phaleg of Sem Nem roch prynce of Cham Sulphen of Iaphet these thre prynces with ther people gadred them togyder in yâ— felde of Sennaar dredynge the flood to come ayen sayd Lete vs buylde a toure of the whiche the heyght shall reche to heuen c.
Isabell and Edwarde her sone and syr Edward of wodstok the â—â—ges brother of Englonde and syre Io han of Henaude and syre Rogâ—â—e Motymer of wygmore and syre Thomas Rocelyn and syre IohnÌ„ of Câ—omwelle and syr wyllyam Trussell and manâ—â— other of the alyaunce of the gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre that were eâ—yled out of Englonde for his quarell and were dyshertted of theyr londes orderned them a grete power and arryued at Hâ—rewich in Sonthfolke And sone aftâ—â— they pursewed yâ— Spensers tyll yâ— then were taken put to piteous deth as before is sayd ther coÌ„pany also for yâ— grrate falsnes yâ— they dyd to kynge Edward to his peple And Merly sayd also more yâ— the gote shold be put in grete dystresse in grete anguyssh in grete sorow he sholde lede his lyfe And he sayd sothe For after the tyme that kynge Edwarde was take he was put into warde tyll yâ— the Spensers were put to dethe and also bycause that he wolde not come vnto his parlemente at London as he hadde ordeyned and assygned hymself vnto his baronage and also wold not gouerâ—â— â—â— rule his peopleâ—ne his trame as a kynge sholde doo wherfore some of the barons of Englonde came yelde vp ther homages vnto hym for theym all the other of yâ— reame in the daye of yâ— conuersyon of saynt Poule in yâ— yere of his regne .xx. And they put hym out of his ryaltee for euermore And euer lyued afterwarde in moche sorowe anguysshe LOdowicus was emperour after Henry foure yere this Lodewye was duke of Banare he dyspysed the corouacoÌ„n of the pope wherfor the pope deposyd hym and moche labour many perylles he had after And he trowbled gretly the vnyte of holy chirche And theÌ„ was chosyn ayenst hym Frederyk the duke of Ostryche he ouercame the duke and abode arebelyon to his ende and in grete peryll to his soule And at the last Rarolus was chosen ayenst hym yâ— whiche preuaylled and sodenly Lodewic fel downe of his hors and dyscessyd ¶ IohnÌ„ Mandeuyll a douctour of physyh a knyght borne was in Englonde abowte this tyme. And he made a merueylous pylgâ—ymage for he went almoost abowte all the world he wrote his dedys in thre langages decessyd was buried at saynt Albons ¶ Benedictus the .xxii. was pope after IohnÌ„ .vii. yeres more this man wos a monke in all his yongthe he was of good coÌ„uersacyon a doctour of diuinite And whan he was made pope he refourmed thordre of saynt Benet in that thynge yâ— was nescessary he was a harde man to graunte benifyces lest he had grauÌ„tyd it to an vncunnynge man he made a deretall yâ— whiche began Benedictus deê° in donis suis And he was very cruell in his fayth for that of soÌ„men lytyll louyd He was so stoute a maÌ„ that almoost he wolde not know his owne cosyns ¶ Anno dnÌ„t M.CCC.xxii ¶ Of kynge Edwarde the chyrde after the Conqueste ANd after this kynge Edwarde Carnariuan regned syr Edwarde of wyndsore his sone yâ— whiche was crowned kynge anoynted at westmestre thrugh couÌ„sell consent of all yâ— grete lordes of yâ— reame yâ— Sondaye in Candelmasse eue in yâ— yere of grace M. CCC.xxvi yâ— was of aege at that tyme but xv yere And for cause yâ— his fader was in warde in yâ— castell of Kenilworth and also was put downe of his ryaltee the reame of Englonde was without kyng from yâ— feest of saynt Katheryn frome yâ— yere aboue sayd to the feest of Candelmasse And tho were all maner pleâ—â— of the kynges bynche astente And tho was coÌ„maunded to all yâ— Shyâ—efs of EngloÌ„de thrughe wrytte to warne the partyes to defendauÌ„tys thrugh somnynge ayen And also ferthermore that al prysoners that were in the kynges gayolles that were attachid thrughe Shyrefs sholde be lete goo quyte ¶ The kynge Edwarde after his coronacoÌ„n at the prayer besechynge of his lyege of the reame grauntyd them a chartre of stedfast peas to all them that wolde it axe And syr Iohan of Henaude and his company toke his leue of the kynge and of the lordes of the reame and torâ—yd home to they re owne couÌ„tre ayen And eche of them had full ryche yeftes euery man as he was of value estate ¶ And tho was Englonde in rest peas grete loue bytwene yâ— kynge and his lordes And comyuly Euglysshmen sayd amonges them that the deuyll was dede â—ut the innumerable iresoure of the kynge his fader and the tresour of the Spensers bothe of the â—ader and of the sone and of the erle of Arundell of mayster Robert Baldok yâ— was yâ— kyngê chauÌ„celer was departyd after yâ— quene Isabelles ordynauÌ„ce sir Rogere Mortymers of wygmore soo that the kynge had no thynge there of but at her wyll and her delyuerauÌ„ce 〈◊〉 of their londes as after warde ye shall here ¶ How kynge Edwarde went vnto staÌ„thop for to mete the Scottes ANd yet in the same tyme was yâ— kynge in yâ— castell of kenylworth vnder the kepynge of syr Henri that was erle Thomas of Lancasters broder that tho was erle of Lcycetre And the kynge grauÌ„tyd hym yâ— erldome of Lancastre that the kyng his fader had seasyd into his hoÌ„ de put out Thomas of Lancastres broder soo was he erle of Lancastre of Lcycetre also Stywarde of EngloÌ„de as his broder was in his tyme. But syr Edwarde that was kynge Edwardes fader made sorowe withoute ende bycause he myght not speke with his wyf ne wyth his sone wherfore he was in moche mischeyf For though it was so yâ— he was led de and rulyd by fals couÌ„sell yet he was kynge Edwards sone callyd Edwarde with yâ— longe shankys came out of the worthyest blood of the worlde they to whome he was wonte to yeue grete yeftys large were moost preuy with yâ— kyÌ„ge his owne sone And they wre his enmyes bothe by nyght by daye procured to make debate contake bytwene hym and his sone and Isabell his wyf But the frere prechers were to hym gode frendes euer more cast both by nyght and by day how they myght brynge hym oute of pryson And amonge theyr company that the freres had prpurly brought there was a frere that was callyd Dunhened and he had ordeyned gadryd a grete coÌ„pany of folke to kepe at yâ— nebe but the frere was taken put in the castell of pountfret there be deyed in pryson syr henry erle of Lancastre yâ— had yâ— kynges fader in kepynge thrugh coÌ„mandement of the kynge delyuerd Edwarde the kynges fader by endenture to syr Thomas of Berkelay And soo syr IohnÌ„ Matreuas they lad hym froÌ„ the castell of kenylworth to yâ— castell of Ber kelay kept hym there saufly ¶ And at Ester next after his coronacoÌ„n yâ— kynordeyned a grete huge hoste for to fyght ayenst yâ—
playnly is declared in the chapytre next after ¶ And here ben reherced the names of the Auctours of whome these Cronycles ben translated moost namely ¶ Galfridus Nunmoth monke in his boke of Brute Saynt Bede in the actes of Englonde ItmÌ„ Bede in his boke of tymes Gyldas in the actes of Brytayne William Malmesbury monke in the actes of kynges of Englonde bysshops Cassiderus of the actes of Emperours bysshops Saynt Austyn de ci dei Titus Liuius de gestis Romanoâ— Martyn Penitency ary to the pope in his Cronycles of Emperours Bysshops And namely Theobaldus Cartusiensis conteynynge in his boke the progresse of all notable faders from the begynnynge of the worlde vnto our tyme with the notable actes of yâ— same ¶ In this newe translacyon are conteyned many notable meruaylous thynges And those ben alledged by auctoryte of many famous clerbes ¶ And that euery man may knowe how these Cronycles ben ordered Ye shall vnderstande that this boke is dyuyded in to vij partes Of the whiche the fyrst parte conteyned from Adam tyll Brute came in to Brytayne The seconde parte conteyneth from Brute came fyrst in to Englonde vnto the cyte of Rome was burlded by Romolus The thyrde parte conteyneth syth Rome was buylded vnto Cryst was born of our lady Maâ—â— The fourth from thens vnto the comynge of Saxons in to Englond The fyfth parte from thens vnto the comynge of the Danys The sixte parte from thens vnto yâ— comynge of the Normans The seuenth parte fro the Normans vnto our tyme whiche is vnder the regne of kynge Edwarde the fourth rrij reâ—â— whoo 's noble cronycles by custâ—me may not be seen ¶ And so in euery parte of these .vij. partes ben shewed the moostâ— necessary actes of all the kynges of Englonde theyr names wryten aboue in the margent that euery man may hynde them soone And afore the kynge of Englondes actes ben wryten â— there is wryten yâ— lygnage of Cryst from Adam tyll that Cryste was borne of our lady with the hye bysshop the Iuge that were in yâ— tyme and certen of ther actes necessary tyll it be comyn tyll Cryste was borne And after that Cryst was borne Peter was Pope of Rome is shewed by ordre the names of all the popes emperours of Rome afore and after with certen of ther actes breuyarly many other dyuers thynges merueyles in those mennes dayes fallynge And it is shewed euery thynge in his place how many yere it fell after yâ— begynnynge of the worlde how longe afore yâ— Cryst was borne And whan yâ— I come to Cryst was borne then it is wryten how longe ony thynge felle after the Natyuyte of Crist And this is the ordre of this boke the thynges that ben spoken of ANd as to men desyryng to haue a very knowlâ—he of these Cronycles or of ony other it is necessary to knowe .vi. thynges ¶ The fyrst is the states of thynges those ben two One is fro the begynnyÌ„ge of the worlde vnto Cryste the whiche is called the state of Diuiacion The seconde is from Cryst to the ende of the worlde the whiche is called the state of ReconsiliacoÌ„n ¶ The seconde thynge is the diuysyon of tymes and those ben thre One is afore the lawe of Moyses an other is vnder the lawe of Moyses an other is vnder yâ— lawe of grace after crist dyed ¶ The thyrde is the gouernynge of kyngdomes And as for that ye must knowe that all though there were foure pryncypal kyngdomes that is to saye Of Babylon of Perfecs of Grekis Romayns Neuer â—heles as to yâ— cours of the worlde the ordre of holy scrypture the fyrst gouerâ—â—â—ge was vnder faders from Adam vnto Moyses The seconde vnder Iugê from Moyses vnto Saul The thyrde vnder kynges from Saul vnto Zorobabel The fourth vnâ— bysshops from Zorobabel vnto Cryst ¶ The fourth is yâ— dyuersyte of lawes those were fyue The fyrst was the lawe of nature and that was comyn to all men The seconde is the lawe or the custome of Gentyles whan yâ— vnder kynge Nyno began the people to worshyp fals goddes The thyrde is vnder the lawe wryten rose yâ— lawe of Iewes when Circumcisyon deuyded the Iewes from other peple The fourth is vnder Cryst rose the lawe of crysten men whan fayth grace of the sacramentes enformed the lyfe of men The fyfthe vnder Machomete rose the lawe of Sarrasyns Turkes ¶ The fyfth is the noblenesse or vnnoblenesse in dedes ¶ And as to these it is to knowe that .vij. persones ben redde of whome the dedes many tymes are hadde in mynde in hystoryes That is to wyte of a prynce in his reame of a knyght in baâ—ayll of a Iuge in his place of a bysshop in the clergy of a polytyk man in the peple of an husbonde man in yâ— hous of an abbot in his chirche And of these are wryten many tymes the laudes of good men the pnnysshementes of the cursyd men ¶ The sixthe is the true countynge of the yeres And as to that it is to be knowe that there were .viij. maner of nombrynge or couÌ„tynge of the yeres Thre after the Hebrewes Thre after the Gâ—ekis One after the Romayas And one now after the crysten men The she brewes thre maner of wyse begynneth ther yere After the Hebrewes ther is the yere vsuall begynnynge at Ianuary the whiche they vse in couenauÌ„tes bargeÌ„s makynge And the yere leyffull begynnynge at Marche the whiche they vse in theyr cerymonyes And the yere Emergens from May begyÌ„nynge whan they wente from Egypt they vse in theyr cronycles calculacions ¶ The Grekys nombreth ther yeres thre manere of wyse Fyrst to the glory Ioye of ther victory counteth ther yeres from the destruccyon of Troy The fyrste the seconde the thyrde the fourth ¶ Thenne after the chyualry beganne at the hylle of Olympus they notefyed the yeres after the same OlympiaduÌ„ And what Olympiades is ye shall knowe after in the boke The thyrde whan they began to haue lordshyp of all the worlde they notefyed ther yeres these maner of wyse In the yere of the regne of Grekys the .iiij. the .x. the .xv. as it is open in the boke of Machabeorr ¶ Theme after the Romayns gouernynge the worlde counted and nombred ther yeres ab vrbe condiâ—a ¶ The last of all Crysten men counteth ther yeres from the Incarnacyon of Crist. And bycause we ben Crysten men we vse moost to nombre from the begyÌ„ nynge of the worlde vnto Cryste was borne And fro Cryste was borne vnto our tyme. And this ordre is obserued kepte in all the booke of euery thynge in his place as it is sayd afore ¶ Explicit Prologus ¶ Hic incipit Fructus tempor BYcause of this bookes made to tell what tyme of ony thynge notable was Therfore yâ— begynnynge of all tymes shortly shall be touched For the whiche after doctours it
is to be knowen yâ— foure thynges were made fyrste in one tyme of one age That is to wyte the heuen Imperyall angels nature the matere of the foure elementes tyme. And that doctours calle the werke of the creacion the whiche was made afore ony daye or nyght of the myghty power of god And was made of no thyÌ„ge ¶ Thenne after foloweth the werke of the diuysyon the whiche was made in thre of the fyrste dayes in whiche is shewed the hyghe wysedom of the maker ¶ Thenne after foloweth yâ— arayenge of this werke in the whiche is shewed the goodnes of the creature the whiche was made .iij. of the nexte dayes folowynge Vt patêª clare in textu genÌ„ priu◠¶ The fyrste day god made dyuyded the lyght from the derkenesse ¶ The seconde daye god made and ordeyned the fyrmament dyuyded the water from the water ¶ The thyrde day god made in the whiche he gadred the waters in to one place the erthe tho apperid ¶ The fourth daye god made in the whiche he ordeyned the sonne the mone the sterres put them in the fyrmament ¶ The fyfth daye god made in the whiche he ordeyned fysshes foules grete whales in the water ¶ The sixt day god or deyned in the whiche he made beest and man ¶ The seuenth daye god made in that daye he rested of all werkes that he had ordeyned not as in werkyng beyâ—ge wery but he sessid to make mo newe creatures Vide plura geâ— .i. BE it knowe that Adam the fyrste man of whome it is wryten in this fyrst aege next folowynge lyued .ix. hondred yere and .xxx. And he gaâ—e .xxxij. sones as many doughters ¶ Anno mundi .i. Et ante xâ—â— natuâ—â—â— tatem .v. M. C.lxxxxix ¶ Here begynneth the fyrste aege durynge vnto the flood of Noe Adam Eua IN the fyrst yere of the worlde the sixt day god made Adan in the felde DamascenÌ„ Eua of his rybbes puttyng them in paradys And badde them to kepe his coÌ„mauÌ„dement yâ— they sholde not ete of the fruyte of lyf vnder yâ— payne of deth And the same daye that they had synned anone he caste them out of paradys in to the loude of cursydnesse that they sholde lyue there with swetynge sorowe tyll they dyed Vide plura GenÌ„ .i. ¶ This Adam was an holy man all the dayes of his lyf grete penallâ—e dayly he dyde And he coÌ„maunded his children to lyue ryghtwysly And namely that they sholde auoyde in all wyse from the company of Cayn his childn Nor that they sholde not marye with none of them ¶ This man Adam was our fyrste fader And for oo synne he put vs out of Paradys But thrugh his holy coÌ„uersacion penauÌ„ce he gaue vs en ensample to come to the kyngdom of heuen And he that wyll not folowe his holy coÌ„uersacoÌ„n example for oo synne ryghtwysly he can not coÌ„playne on hym as we do many ¶ Seth sone to Adam was borne after the begynnynge of the worlde C. xxx yeres lyued .ix. C. .xij. But Moyses ouerskypped an hondred of those in the whiche Abell wept in the vale of Ploracyon nyghe Ebron This Seth for the oyle of mercy to be goten wente to paradys ¶ Delbora was syster to Abell ¶ Abell was slayne of Cayn his broder This Abell the fyrst martyr began the chirche of god This man after Austyn made the cyte of god he was the fyrst cytezyn of the cyte And by cause that he was ryghtwys our lorde receyued his offrynge ¶ Calmana was syster wyf to Cayn This Cayn was a cursyd man he made the fyrst erthly cyte that euer in this worlde was in the whiche he put his people for drede in so moche as he vsed rauyn by olence For he trusteth suche thynge to be done to hym as he dyde to other therfore he put hym his in to a syker place This man slewe his brother Abell for enuye he was punysshed of god and wandred about in a dispeyre And after was slayne of Lameth a blynde man ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. C.xxxv. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iiij. M.ix C.lxxiiij ANos of the lyne of Cryst lyued .ix. C. yere .v. This â—â—nos began to calle the name of our lorde It myght happe he fouÌ„de some wordes of prayer or made some ymages for god to be worshypped as now is in yâ— chirche ¶ Chanam lyued after .ix. C. yere and .x. ¶ Anno mundi .vij. C. lxxxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iiij. M.iiij C.iiij MAlalcel of the lyne of Cryste lyued .viij. C. lxxxxv yere ¶ Iareth of yâ— same lyne lyued .ix. C.lxij ¶ Enoch of the same lyne lyued .iij. C. yere .lxv. This Enoch was a ryghtwys man pleased god And for his grete holynesse our lorde translated hym in to paradys where he lyueth with Hely in grete rest of body soule tyll the comynge of Antecryst Thenne they shall go forth for the confortacoÌ„n of good men And they shall be crowned with the crowne of martyrdome MAtusale of Crystis lyne lyued .ix. C.lxix yeres This matusale was the oldest man yâ— euer ony scrypture hath mynde of For whan he had lyued nyghe fyue hondred yere our lorde sayd to hym Buylde the an hous thou wylt for yet thou shalt lyue .v. hondred yere And he answered sayd For so lytel a tyme as .v. hondred yere I wylbuylde no hous But rested vnder trees and hegges and there slept as he was wonte to do for a tyme. ¶ Anno mundi M.iiij C.liiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iij. M.vij C.xlv LAmeth was of aege .vij. hondred lxxvij This Lameth the fyrst agaynst nature good maners ordeyned that a man myght haue two wyues in doynge his auowtry And he was sore punysshed of them â— for they gaue hyÌ„ many a strype For it is soo that by what thynge a man synneth by the same he is punysshed This Lameth slewe Cayn wylfully not But whan he was olde blynde he was ladde of a childe the whiche trowed that he had seen a wylde beste and sayd to his mayster that he sholde shote so he slewe Cayn Wherfore he bete the childe so sore that the childe also was deed ¶ And it is to be knowen that all craftes or scyences lyberall or honde craftes or of physyke seruynge to the curyosyte of man are redde yâ— they were fouÌ„den of the children of Lameth And for they dradde the perylle to come of the flood of the fyre therfore Tuball graued the same craftes in two pylers The one was of Marbyll and the other of tyle or brycke ¶ Tuball fouÌ„de fyrst the crafte to werke golde syluer yren And was the fyrst grauer that euer was ¶ Iabe founde fyrst Tentoria for shepeherdes and pauelyons for other men ¶ Iuball founde fyrste the crafte to playe vpon an harpe organs other musycall Instrumentes he vsid ¶ Noema founde fyrst
GenÌ„ .xij. Our lorde sawe the folysshnes of the people Meruayllously for yâ— payne of ther synne he confounded the tonge of them In so moche yâ— none vnderstode what an other sayd And soo they were disperpled asondâ—ed by all yâ— worl de ¶ Of the malyce of this Nemroth bokes ben wryten ful ¶ And after the confusyon of the langage he wente to the londe of Persees there he enstructâ— taught them to adoure worshyp the fyre as god And he lefte his sone Belus in Babylon the whiche Belus succeded hyÌ„ And so from thens his progenye opteyned that kyngdom vnto the tâ—â—e of many a yere after ¶ In this tyme began many kyngdomes And the moost of all those kyngdomes was the kyngdome of Scitarum But there were so many rude boystous people in it that 〈◊〉 te was neuer hadde in worshyp And it was a stronge and a myghty 〈◊〉 of dystaunce ¶ And about this tyme beganne the kyngdom of Egypt the whiche with dyuers and many alteracyons often tymes was chaunged And also it is spoken of many tymes in 〈◊〉 ¶ Noblynesse or gentylmen abowee this sayd tyme began And this noblynesse or gentylmen was orderned for many causes â— The fyrst cause was necessyte For whan mankynde grewe 〈◊〉 men were prompte redy to do 〈◊〉 it was very necessary to withstande the greate malyce of the â—usyd people agaynst good men Therof a man is called a gentylman or a noble man as before other in vertues notable ¶ Wherof Ierom sayth I see no thynge elles in noblesse or in gentylmen but that they are bounden in a certeyn necessyte that they shall not recede fro the vertue and the gentylnesse of ther noble aunâ—â—tours ¶ The seconde was yâ— dyuers worshypâ—ge of the people For no man worshype thenne but as his naturall reason gaf And they knewe not ryghtwysly what they sholde worshyp all though they lyued peasyble amonge themself For they were so dull of wytte yâ— they coâ—de pondre no grete thynge but that was publysshed by yâ— comyn peple Wherfore it was expedyent for ther peas to be kepte that they sholde haue prynces of noble byrth ¶ The thyrde cause procedeth of some synguler strength Many tymes the comynalte were greued thrugh enmyes comynge vpon them And then they sayd yâ— who some euer wolde deffende kepe them from these peryles he sholde haue yâ— ryght of noblenesse for hym his heyres for euer more And in this maner of wyse many are â—adde to be noble men ¶ The fourth cause of noblynesse was greate habundauÌ„ce of goodes Somtyme the people were holden with grete penury of mete drynke And then they toke them theyrs to some ryche man yâ— thrugh that couenauÌ„t they sholde tempre the grete straytnesse of ther hungre after that they sholde knowe hym as ther lorde a noble man ¶ Also there be fouÌ„de certen noble men by the prouysyon of god though they were but fewe of the whiche some abode in vertue as Dauyd some fayled anone as Saul Ieroboam Also it is radde that many were noble men by tyranny vyolence Of the whiche some were destroyed anone And some abode in stablenesse as Paynemes myght ¶ Anno muÌ„di .ij. M.ix C. .v. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.ij. C.lxxxiiij SAruk lyneally descended from our forn fader Adam to AbrahaÌ„ And Nachor was his sone he lyued an hondred and .xlviij. yere ¶ And about this tyme ydolatry began to to encreace myghtely And yf ye reuolue and loke the hystoryes ye shall fynde that thre thynges pryncypally brought men to the synne of ydolatry That is to vnderstonde The affeccyon whiche they had to deed men Dredde flaterynge agaynst ther prynces And the dilygence of artyfycers crafty men about scultures or grauynges Wycked fendes thenÌ„e entred in to the ydollis and gaue answe res to the people And these wycked spyrytes confermed the errour of the people myghtely In so moche that what some euer manere of persone wolde not conforme hym to the reason he sholde greuously suffre the payne of dethe Also there was added and put to these thynges the dysceyuynge laude and praysynge of Poetes the whiche wretches and also dampned men in to heuen with all tâ—eyr gaye aourned wrytynges exalted And that same tyme whanne deuylles beganne for to speke so fayrly and so mekely to man The good lorde of his grete and habundaunt mercy sente his aungelles that they spolde sheke to his elected men in vysybly lest that all man kynde sholde perysshe with this myscheuous errour BElus sone to Nemroth this tyme was kynge of Babylon And he was the fyrste kynge of this worlde And this man was he whom the errour of the people fyrst trowed sholde be a god wherfore dyuers peple named hym dyuersly And some called hym Bell some Baall some Baalim some Beelphagor and some Belsabub And this vnhappy errour stode in mankynde more than two thousande yeres ¶ Ninus sone to Belus the seconde kynge of Babylon or of Assuriorum regned .liiij. yeres And this Ninus desyred for to haue lordshyp and worshyp And to that entente that he myght be lorde of all the countree about hym he gaue bataylle to all that dwelled nyghe aboute hym And by cause that tyme the people were rude and had not the connynge of fyghtynge nor armour anone he subdued vnto hyÌ„ all Asiam And there was made yâ— fyrst Monarche in yâ— rest party And whaÌ„ his herte was sory for the deth of his fader Belus he made to be made to hym for his comforte an ymage of his fad to whom he gaf so myghty reuerence that what someuer gylty man hadde fledde to yâ— ymage ther sholde no man do vnto hym no hurte he pardonned hyÌ„ of all his trespasse And thrugh his ensample many a man began to worshyp yâ— deed ymage of theyr dere frendes Thenne these malicyous spirytes seynge yâ— curyosyte of the people hydde them within them gaaf answeres vnto yâ— people sayd they were goddes And coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to do reuerence vnto them as goddes Thus yâ— vnhappy synne of ydolatry was brought in the whiche repugned myghtely to goddes mageste And in so moche this madnesse grewe that he shol de suffre the payne of dethe that sayd they were men but goddes ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M.C.xiiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.lxxxv THare sone to Nachor lyued .ij. C and .v. yere This Thare after the deth of Aram went from Vt of Calde passed in to Charram with his childern his neuewes And it is sayd by cause he wolde not worshyp the fyre as Nemroth had taught he was banysshed the couÌ„tree And the comyn opynyon of the Hebrewes is Nemroth regned there the whiche was called an other name Amraphel the kyng of Sennaar whome longe tyme after this Abraham ouercame vt dicit GenÌ„ .xiiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M.C.lxxxiiij Et an te xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.xv HEre
begynneth the deuoute holy storye of holy Patryarkes the Here begynneth the thyrde aege of the worlde durynge to Dauyd Abraham whiche worshypt the very god 〈…〉 worshyppynge they taught it vide pâ—agenÌ„ .xij. vsque ad futeÌ„ â–ª ¶ This Abraham a faythfull louer of god was borne the xliij yere of Nâ—us kyng of Babylon And knowe ye yâ— the .lxxxv. yere of Abraham thorugh the myghty glorye of the hye god The worde of mercy desâ—ended vpon mankynde for thenne be gan to appere the oraculus of the promyse of god vide Au .xvi. de ci dei Iâ—◠〈◊〉 For this tyme holy aungels appered â—o vs in forme of mankynde ¶ This Abraham had two brethern Aâ—am 〈◊〉 And Aram gate Loth a 〈◊〉 man an holy And he deleâ—â—ed to be visyted with auÌ„gels as his vncle Abraham was And for this Loth Abraham 〈◊〉 iiij kyngs for they toke Loth 〈◊〉 Of whome one was sard to be â—emroth but he is called here Amraphel ¶ And Abraham had many wâ—â—es as Sarar Agar And his childern his brethern had many childern But for vs that wryte Câ—ourâ—es it is not necessary to speke of all men but of the noble faders sed vide plura fine gen̄◠¶ Melchisedech this tyme was kynge of Salem This man was called a ryghtwys kynge for his eâ—cedynge holynesse And he offred brede and wyne to Abrahamâ— in sygne of a grete mystery He was also the preest of the bye god ¶ Seâ—â—ramis the thyrde kynge of Babylon he ordeyned an army wente in to Inde opteyned yâ— couÌ„tree And so by all Asyam the kyngdome of Assuriorum was dilated And he multiplyed the cyte of Babylon myghtly made walles about it This Semiramis had a wyf and he forsoke her And it is wryten that she was slayne of her sone Ninus by cause she prouoked hym to the vnlefull concupyscence sic di au .xviij. de ci dei And the mayster in his storyes sayth yâ— she wedded her owne sone he gate a childe on her the whiche ordened Babylon to be the heed of all his reame ¶ Ninus the fourth kynge of Babylon was sone to grete Ninus Of this man lytell is wryten but that he slewe his owne moder as is sayd afore ¶ Arrius was the fyfth kyng of Babylon And vnder hym was borne Ysaac ALso Ysaac sone of Abraham of the lyne of Lryst lyued L. lxxx yere This Ysaac had a wyf called Rebecca on her he gate two sones Esau Iacob This Esau solde his enherytauÌ„ce to his broder Iacob And he was the fader of Ioumeorum he had in possessyon the hylle of Seyr put fyrst marys to asses wherof was eugeÌ„dred mules ¶ About this tyme .xxx. lorshyps Gomorra for ther horryble synne were ouerthrowen The wyf of Loth lokynge backwarde torned in to a salt stone sheweth that no man in the waye of delyberacy on sholde desyre thynge past hec Augê° de ciuitate dei ¶ Anno muÌ„di .lij. M.iij C.xliiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.viij C.lvi. IAcob lyued L. xlvij yere This Iacob had foure wyues or some concubynes that is to wyte Lyam Balam Zelpham and Rachel Lyam was the fyrst wyf she was blere eyed And she bare hym .vi. sones Iudas Ruben Symeon Leuy Ysachar Zabulon and a doughter that hyght Dyâ—a Bala seruaunt to Lya concubyne to Iacob bare hym two sones Dan and Neptalym ¶ Rachel the seconde wyf to Iacob was barayne longe tyme at the last she bare hym two sones Ioseph Beniamyn Zelpha seruaunt to Rachel bare Iacob two sones Gad Aser eueryche of these made a trybe of whom in this place it is not necessary to speke vide plea genÌ„ ¶ Ioseph sone to Iacob was borne lxxxx yere of his faders aege he lyued L .i. yere ¶ Zerses this tyme was kyng of Babylon vnder whome was borne Iacob he was the .vij. kynge of Babylon ¶ Armauictre was kyng after hyÌ„ And after saynt Austyn in that maÌ„ues dayes our lorde appered to ysaac promysynge hym those thynges the which he promysed to his fader ¶ Belocê° the .ix. kynge of Babylon was after this man And vnder Belocus or in this tyme our lorde spake with Iacob promysynge hym that he had promysed to his fader the whiche were two The possessyon of the londe of promyssyon Chanaam the benediccyon of all the people in his seed the whiche is our lorde Ihesu Cryste ¶ Abraham aboute this tyme decessyd and was buryed in Hebron ¶ Inachus the fyrste kynge that euer was in Grece was this tyme for then the kyngdome began ¶ Phorâ—mius was kynge after hym he ordened lawes to the Grekis ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M.iij C.iiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.vij C. lxxxxix Ivdas sone of Iacob descended of hym of this trybe of Iudas came the kyngê progenye at yâ— last Cryste our lorde Iudas gate Phares Phares Esron of these men lytell is had in scrypture but Math reherceth them ¶ Beleus in this Phares dayes was kyÌ„ge of Assuriorum or of Babylon and he was the .x. kynge vnder whome Ysaac decessed ¶ Athlas the grete astonomyer was also the whiche is sayd to bere vp heuen on his sholder for the very knowlege of the sterres ¶ Sarapis was the thyrde kynge of Arguiorum or of Grecorum this Sarapis was called otherwyse Apâ—s and he came in to Egypte with a myghty nauy there decessed and was made of the blynde gentyles the Egypcyens the grettest god amonge theym And that tyme began a meruaylous supersticion in ydolatrye of a calf of two colours whiche they called Apem that calf deyed the deuylles procured a lyke calf to that for to be made that they myght deceyue the rude people after that it came that the childern of Israel dyde on the same wyse vt patet And what thynge coude be more wretched or folysshe in man hauynge reason ¶ Argus was the fourth kyng of Grekis after whome the noble cyte of Argus toke his name Lycropis edefyed Athenes in Grecia this cyte was the nouryssher of lyberall scyence of many phylosophers yet they were deceyued by dyuylles and grete supersticyosyte in the cyte was made vide augê° et mirabileÌ„ fabulaÌ„ reperies ¶ Omogires the fyrst man put oxen to the ploughe ¶ Belus this tyme was kynge of Babylon he was the .x. kynge of the regyon vnder hyÌ„deyed Ysaac ¶ Pharao was kynge of Egypte whiche receyued Ioseph exalted hym for thynterpretacyon of his dremes vide scientiaÌ„ pulcherrimaÌ„que historiaÌ„ genÌ„ .xlij. cÌ„ ¶ Amithus was the .xij. kynge of Babylon vnder whone dyed Ioseph a blessyd man in chastyte ¶ Pharao Emonophis about Esdroms dayes was kynge of Egypte this Pharao knewe not Ioseph ne none of his lygna ge he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the childn of Israel to be drowned as it is had Exodi â— Ye clerkes may loke that boke and we laye wyll loke to
hadde reste he dyde cursedly to his neighbours and thenne he was slayne all his housholde with a stroke of lyghtnyng ¶ Nabugodonosor this tyme was kynge of Babylon a manly man a victorious For he was the scourge of our lorde to punysshe the synnes of many people This man was kynge of Babylon after he conquered the kyngdom of Aâ—â—suriorum made it one monarche But many wayes scrypture speaketh of this man now good and now euyll And for by cause scrypture concludeth that be ended his lyf in the louynge of god by the prayer of Danyell and in the knowlege of one very god some doctaurs saye he is saued and some saye it is doubte ¶ Ancus Marcius the fourth kynge of Rome regned .xxiij. yere This man for grace truste that he had to Tarquinê° Priscus made hym the gouernour of his childern And Ayres he ylle rewarded hym ¶ Danyell yet a childe delvyered saynt Susan stode in the conceyte of the kynge with his felowes afterwarde be dyscussed the dinnes of the kynge and was made a man of grete honeste vt pêª Danielis priê° Â¶ Ioathan the seconde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes thre monethes was made kynge by the people and he was not good And Pharao toke hym and ladde hym in to Egypte made his elder brother kyng vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.lxxxviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .v. C. xi IOachim or Ieconyas the sone of Iosie was made kynge of Iewes by Pharao regned .xi. yere And by cause he lyued nought ne herde not the prophetes Nabugodonosor toke hym made hym his seruauÌ„t thre yere And he rebelled ayenst hym afterwarde he toke hym was about to haue ladde hyÌ„ vnto Babylon but his couÌ„sell was chauÌ„ged so Nabugodonosor slewe hym in Ierusalem cast his body ouer the walles after the prophecy of Ieremy toke with hym the vesselles of our lorde Ihesu vt pêª .ij. para vlt ¶ Samias was bysshop Vrtas prophete was slayne of Iecony yâ— kynge Ieremi was presente ¶ Ioachum sone to Ieconias regned in the Iury thre monethes lyued nought therfore anone he was meued that he sholde regne no lenger was bounden translated in to Babylon many with hym were translated vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiiij. ¶ Daniell Ananias Azarias Mysael Ezechiell Mardocheus all these with Ioachym the kyng were ladde in to Babylon yonge children for by cause they were of the noble blood ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.vi C. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C. SEdechias the thyrde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes .xi. yere this Sedechias was a myscheuous man in his lyuynge And he wolde not here Ieremy the prophete therfore he perysshed wretchedly and all the Iury with hym And his eyen were put out his children were slayne vt pêª .iiij. regum ¶ Iosedech the sone of Azarie was bysshop and was translated fro Ierusalem by Nabugodonosor in to Babylon ¶ Abacuk prophecyed ayeust Nabuch at Babylon And there be opynyons what tyme this Abacuk was This Abacuk brought mete to Danyel whan he was put to the lyons after Ierom. And here endeth the fourthe Aege and the hystory of Regum Here begyneth the fyfth aege of the worlde durynge to the Natyuyte of Cryste Transmigracio THis tyme the Temple of Salomon was brente of the Caldees Ierusalem was destroyed this Temple stode cccc and .xlij. yere that is to wyte fro the fyrst makynge the whiche was made the fourth yere of Salomon And fro yâ— destruccyon the whiche was made by Tytus that is to wyte .xlij. yeres after the passyon of Cryst ¶ Priscus Totquinê° the fyfth kynge of Rome regned And he made CapitoliuÌ„ quasi caput soluÌ„ For in the grouÌ„de werke was fouÌ„de an heed without ony body as for prophecy of thynges to come For there afterwarde the Senatours sate as one heed of all that worlde ¶ This tyme thre children were caste in to a furnays brennynge and with a myracle they were delyuered as it is sayd in danÌ„ priê° Â¶ Nabugodonosor the sone of Nabugodonosor the myghty regned in Babylon this man made an hyngynge garden with myghty costes for his wyf and many meruayllous thynges he dyde So that he wolde be named to excede Hercules in his gretnesse and strengthe ¶ Enilmerodach brother to the later Nabugodonosor regned in Babylon This man toke Ioachim out of pryson and worshiped hym his fader deed body after the counseyll of this man he deuyded to an hundred grypes leest that he sholde ryse from dethe to lyue ¶ Nota. This playe of the Chesse was fouÌ„de of Xerse a Philosopher for the correction of Enil merodach this tyme the kynge of Baby a grete tyraunte the whiche was wonte to kyll his owne maysters and wyse meÌ„ And for he durste not rebuke hym open ly with suche a wytty game he procured hym to be meke Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.vi C.xxxiiij Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i nati .v C.lxv. SAlathiel of the line of criste was sone to Iecony the kynge of Iewes the whiche he gate after the transmigracoÌ„n of Babylon as Mark yâ— EuaÌ„geliste sayth ¶ Seruius Tulius the sixte kynge of Rome was of a bonde condycyon on the moders syde For she was a captyue mayde but she was of the noble blode This man had grete louyng and nobly he bare hym in euery place Thre hylles to the cyte he put and dyched yâ— walles rounde aboute ¶ Regular Sabusardach Balthasar were brethern the whyche regned one after another and were kynges in Babylon And Balthasar was yâ— laste kynge of Babylon yâ— whiche was slayne of Darius Cirê° Plura vide daniel .v. ¶ Incipit monarchia Persarum DArius vncle to Ciro felowe in yâ— kyngdom with Ciro translated the kyngdomes of Babylon Caldees in to the kyngdom of Persarum Medorum Cyrus was Emperour .xxx. yere This Cyrus helde the monarche hole at Perses Of this man prophecyed Ysayas he destroyed Babylon and slewe Balthasar kynge of Babylon and he worshyped gretly Danyel the Iewes he sende home ayen that they sholde buylde the Temple of god Vt pêª Eldre priuê° Â¶ Babylon that stronge castell was destroyed his power was take from hym as it was prophecyed This was the fyrste cyte the gretest of all the worlde of the whiche Incredyble thynges are wryten and this that was so stronge in one nyght was destroyed that it myght be shewed to the power of god to the whiche power all other ben but a sperke and duste For it is sayd forsoth that it was Incredyble to be made with mannes honde or to be destroyed with manes strengthe wherof all the worlde myght take an ensample it wolde or myght be enfourmed ¶ Tarquinus Superbus was the .vij. kynge of Rome and he regned .xxxv. yere This man conceyued firste all the tormentes whiche are orderned for malefactours As eâ—le person welles galowes fetres manacles thaynes colours
two sones behynde hym HircanuÌ„ and AristoboluÌ„ But certaynly he sayd his wfy sholde regne for she stode in the grace of the people ¶ Seruius Flaccus Lucius Fabiê° Plubius this tyme were Senatours at Rome This tyme bataylles amonge them self beganne Of the whiche the fyrste cause the begynnynge was Giacâ—us a myghty man well knowen with noble Romayns began to seke a cause agaynst them And by cause yâ— he myght do no thynge alone to them he meâ—ed the comyn people to theym sayenge That all the londes possessyons shâ—lde de be denyded equaly and also the mâ—neye â—eÌ„ And for that cause there was an Insurreccyon in the whiche Graccus was slayne and many myscheues felle after Vide Orosium ¶ In the tyme of these men there was a childe borne at Rome hauynge foure feet foure armes two faces and foure eyen ¶ The hylle of Ethna spytted out flammynge fyre horryble and destroyed the places nyghe about it ¶ And these men berynge rule Cartago was coÌ„maunded to be restored And it was fulfylled of the Romayns people And there was myghty batayll in the cyte of Rome ¶ Fabius with a lytell hoste ouercame the kynge of Armenye And there were drowned an bondred four score thousande men in the water of Reine ¶ Ptholomeus Alexander was kynge in Egypte In his tyme was borne Lucerius a Poete the whiche afterwarde was madde for loue of wyÌ„men slewe hymself ¶ Ptholomeus sone to Cleopatre regned after hym vnder whome Salustius the noble wryter of hystoryes was borne ¶ Ptholomeus Dyonisius was after this man And in his tyme Virgyll and Oracius were borne ¶ Anno mundi .v. M.C.xxxiiij Et an te xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ix. C.v. IAcob naturell fader to Ioseph of the lyne of Cryst is reherced in Luke Mathe lytell of hym is had in scrypture ¶ Alexandra wyf to Alexander was bysshop in the Iury .ix. yerre shewed moche tyrannye all yf she was made bysshop by her feyned holy relygy on ¶ And HircanuÌ„ her sone she prouoked to the bysshopryche she ordeyned that he sholde regne after This womaÌ„ in the lyne of the bysshops is put for the countynge of the yeres Not as she vsed the offyce of a bysshop for it was not leyfull to her ¶ Hircanus sone to Alexandra regned .xxxiij. yere This Hircanê° after the decesse of his moder succeded in the kyngdom in the whiche he had lytell prosperyte for percyalte of the people For anone he was ouercomen afterwarde he was restored thrugh the helpe of the Arabees And thenne he was made trybutary to the Romayns And so he was in peas a lytell tyme. But not in the name of kyng At the last he dyed wretchedly for he was begyled thorugh the fraude of Parthorum the whiche Antigonus hyred ayenst hym vide plene magestruÌ„ historie ¶ The heresye of yâ— Pharysees about this tyme began And amoÌ„ge them were thre sectes in yâ— Iury. Pharacey Saducey Essey All these were dyuyded from the comyn vse of the Iewes were enfecte with many errours for they sayd that they were holyer than other men For they lyued streyâ—lyer than other men dyde Vide plus alias ¶ Virgyll the moost excellent of Poetes was magnefyed this tyme meruaylous thynges he dyde And amonge other whan that Neopolis was vexed with deedly payne of myghty wormes Virgyll cast a worme of golde in to a ponde or a water it laye a certen season there And whan it was take vp in to yâ— towne all the cyte was made full of wormes And tyll the worme of golde was put in to the water ayen they had Iufyte wormes And whan it was in the water all the wormes wente awaye ¶ Also it is weyten in the cronycles of Rome that Virgyll by connynge condescended or thycked the ayre soo that he walled his gardeyne with the ayre And he made a brydge of the ayre by the whiche he myght passe euery tyme that he lyst Also he asked MarcelluÌ„ NeopolitanuÌ„ neuewe vnto the Emperour yf he wolde haue a byrde taught to kylle all byâ—des or a flye taught to dryue all flyes out of the cyte And this MarcelluÌ„ tolde this to the Emperour And he desyted to teche a flye to kylle all flyes For the comyn people were sore anoyed with flyes And many other meruayles he dyde vide magistruÌ„ RodulfuÌ„ CesteruÌ„ ¶ Oracius Flaccus Salustius Crispus historicus were at this tyme. ¶ Quinâ—us Cepio Gaius Lucius this tyme were Câ—â—sules at Rome ¶ Pompeius Marcus Crassus Iulius Lezar this tyme were Dictatours at Rome For as it is sayd afore there were many dygnytees at Rome of the whiche some dured one yere some two yere And amonge all the dygnytees the Dictatours exceded for it dured fyue yere But whan the comyn people and the lordshypes of Rome encreasynge were made thre Dictatours And this tyme was Pampeius Iulius and Marcus Crassus Dictatours And by cause Pompeius was of grete honoure and aeged he bode at Rome to kepe the comyn people of Rome ¶ Marcê° Crassus was sende to subdue fyght with yâ— regyon of Perthus And thrugh treason he was taken slayne ¶ Iulius Cezar was sende to the weste parte of the worlde to subdue them And he hath with hym vij legyons of people And whan that he had subdued Lombardye FrauÌ„ce his fyue yere were spended the whiche were assygued to hym no lenger There by his owne auctoryte he toke other fyue yere vpon hym in the whiche he subdued Cassybolon kynge of Brytayne the Frenshmen that rebelled agaynst hym ¶ This same Iulius after he had conquered the couÌ„trees vnto Rome he rodeagayne for to be receyued with certayn worshyp as conquerours were before hyÌ„ but it was denyed hym also the entree of the cyte by the Instygacyon of a lorde called Pompei Wherfore this Iuliê° Cezar was annoyed and with force of myght entred the cyte robbed the comyn treasour ladde it with hym departed it amonge the .vij. legyons that were his seruauÌ„tes Thenne went he in to Spayne to fyght agaynst this Pompei For Pompei had the gouernauÌ„ce of Cariago But after that Iourneye in Ytalie Pompei he encouÌ„tred togyder In the whiche bataylle Pompei fledde vnto the kynge of Egypte that same kynge for specyall loue that he had vnto this Iulius Cezar smote of Pompeus heed sente it to Iulius Cezar Yet for all the enuyte yâ— was betwixt them two Iulius wepte whan that he sawe this Pompeius heed This Iulius was excedynge in wytte afore other men and he faught in batayll .lij. tymes This man alone exceded Marcus Crassus the whiche is sayd to haue foughten .xxxix. tymes This man toke fyrst the Empyre of Rome vpon hym whan Pompei and other noble men of the Romayns were slayne And at the last the fyfth yere of his Empyre this Iulius Cezar the ruler of all this worlde was slayne in the counsell hous thrugh treason of his lordes ¶
Cathon the moost named phylosopher seeynge Iulius Cezar haue the victorye whome he fauoured not at a towne called Vticam dyde slee hymself iuxta illud Mauult cato mari quaÌ„ deroget vrbis honorari But for yâ— after Austyn he was not excused of synne ¶ This tyme the Iury was trybutarye to the Romayns for percyalyte of two brethern Aristobolus Ercanus both of them for enuye of other cast them to the Romayns yâ— they myght regne ¶ This tyme thre sonnes appered in heuen towarde the â—est parte of yâ— worlde the whiche by lytell lytell were broughte in to one body A grete synge it was that Affrica Asia Europa sholde be brought in to one monarche that the lordshyp of Anthony the Senatoure and Lâ—cius Anthontij sholde tourne in to one lordshyp ¶ Marcus Cicerio Tullus the moost noble Rethoryeen was Counsull of Rome this tyme. ¶ How that the Brytons grauÌ„ted vnto Cassybolon whiche thenne tofore yâ— was Luddes brother the londe In whoo 's tyme Iulius Cezar came twyes for to conquere the londe of Brytayne AFter the deth of kynge Lud regned his brother Cassybolon became a good man moche beloued of his Brytons so that for his goodnes curteysy they graunted hym the reame for euer more to hym and to his heyres And the kynge of his goodnes lete nourysshe worthely bothe the sones that were Lud his brother And after made the eldest sone erle of Cornewayle and the yongest sone he made erle of London And whyle this kynge Cassybolon regned came Iulius Cezar that was Emperour of Rome in to the londe with a power of Romayns wolde haue had this londe thrugh strength but Cassybolon ouercame hyÌ„ in batayll thrugh helpe of the Brytons droue hym out of this londe And he wente ayen to Rome assembled a grete power an other tyme came agayne in to this londe for to gyue bataylle to Cassybolon but he was dyscomfyted thrugh strength of the Brytons thrugh helpe of the Erle of Cornewayle the Erle of London his brother thrugh helpe of Gudian kynge of Scotlonde Corbonde the kynge of Northwalys of Brytayll kyng of Southwalys And in this bataylle was slayne Neunon yâ— was Cassybolons brother wherfore he made moche sorowe And so wente Iulius Cezar out of this londe with a fewe of Romayns yâ— were lette a lyue And then Cassybolon went ayen to London made a feest to al folke yâ— tho hyÌ„ had helped And whan that this feest was done thenne euery man yede in to his owne countree ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt Cassybolon the Erle of London of the truage that was payed to Rome ANd after it befelle thus vpon a daye that the gentylmen of the kynges houshold the gentylmen of the Erles housholde of London after meete wente togyder for to playe And thrugh debate that arose amonge them Enelin that was the Erles cosyn of London slewe Irenglas that was the kyngê cosyn Wherfore the kynge swore that Enelin sholde be hanged But the Erle of London that was Enelins lorde wolde not suffre hym wherfore the kyng was gretely wroth vtred towarde the Erle thought hym to destroye And pryuely the Erle sente letters to Iulius Cezar that he sholde come in to this londe for to helpe hym hym auenge vpon the kynge and he wolde helpe hym with all his myght And whan themperour herde this tydynges he was full gladde ordeyned a stronge power and came ayen the thyrde tyme in to this londe and the Erle of London helped hym with viij thousande men and at the thyrde tyme was Cassybolon ouercome dyscomfyted and made peas to the Emperour for thre thousande pouÌ„de of syluer yeldynge by yere for truage for this londe for euermore ¶ And thenne half a yere after passed the Emperour Iulius Cezar wente ayen vnto Rome and the Erle of London with hym For he durste not abyde in this londe And after Cassybolon regned .vij. yere in peas and tho he deyed the .xvij. yere of his regne and lyeth at Yorke ¶ How that the lordes of the londe after the deth of Cassybolon for by cause he had none heyre made Andragen kynge AFter the dethe of Cassybolon for as moche as he hadde none heyre of his lefull body begoten the lordes of the londe by the comyns assente crowned Andragen erle of Cornewayle made hym kynge And he regned wel and worthely he was a good man well gouerned the londe And whan he had regned .viij. yere thenne he deyed and lyeth at London ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .v. M.C.lix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .xl. IOseph of the lyne of Cryste was about this tyme borne and after was husbonde vnto our lady ¶ Anthigonus was bysshoppe this tyme in the Iury. This Anthigonus was sone vnto Aristoholy and on euery syde he was false For he obeyed not to the Romaynes and a grete plage he brought vnto the londe for to destroye Hircanê° his vnde that he myght regne kynge and so Hircanê° was expulsed Flaccus was slayne Herode was exiled But whan Herode came vnto Rome tolde the Senatours all these thyngê the Emperour created hym kynge sendynge with hym anhoste the whiche toke Ierusalem And AnthigonuÌ„ the bysshop taken ledde to Anthony the Senatour the whiche made hym syker so was Herode confermed in to his kyngdom And he a strauÌ„ger regned on the Iewes so the kyngdome of the Iewes cessed as Iacob had sayd ¶ Titus Liuius historicus Duidius were this tyme. ¶ Incipiunt imperatores augusti et dictus est augustus quia augebat populum OCtauyan was Emperour of Rome .lvij. yere .vi. monethes and .x. dayes This Octauyan neuewe to Iuly whan he was a yonge man toke yâ— Empyre vpon hyÌ„ His flourysshynge youthe he spended in warre Fyue thousande bataylles he dyde And shortly after many bataylles he brought all the worlde in to one Monarche yâ— man had no felowe And in his dayes peas was in alle the worlde thrugh the prouysyon of the very god That the temporal peas myght glorifye the natyuyte of our saupour Cryste Ihesu This Octauyan was the fayrest man yâ— myght be hyghe in wytte the moost fortunate in all thynges And he lacked not the vyce of his flesshely luste This man made all the worlde to be mesured And in the .lij. yere of his regne was our lorde Ihesu Cryst borne the Sauyour of this worlde the whiche graunteth eternall peas to his louers ¶ Hic nota dscdin IeronimuÌ„ that Anna and Emeria were systers And of Emeria was borne Elyzabeth moder to Iohan yâ— Baptyst And she was fyrst wedded to Ioachim of whome she toke Mary moder of Cryst The seconde husbonde was Cleophe he gate on her Maria Cleophe the whiche was wedded to Alphe of whom proceded Iames yâ— lesse Symon Cananeus Iudas Tadeus Ioseph the whiche is called Barsabas The thyrde tyme Anna was wedded to Salome
of whome she toke Mary Salome the whiche was wedded to Zebeâ—e of them came Iames the more Iohan the Euangelyst The fyrste Mary wedded Ioseph brother to Cleophe afore sayd This tyme Sibilla Tiburnna prophecyed of Cryst sayd to themperour August that he sholde not trowe yâ— he was not god after the folysshenes of the paynyms And there she shewed hyÌ„ a fayre virgyn in heuen holdynge a childe in her armes sayd to hyÌ„ this childe is gretter than thou therfore do hyÌ„ worshyp ¶ The monarche of Rome about this tyme myghtly encreased And whan it was soo that by all the worlde in dyuers prouynces bataylles were reysed sodenly all men meruayllynge they were sessed put them hooly to the prâ—nce of Rome that openly it myght be shewed that suche an vnyuersal peas came neuer by labour of bataylle but of the power of the very god that in his natyuyte peas sholde regne in all the worlde ¶ Herode Ascolonita was kynge in the Iury .xxxv. yere This Herode ydumeus was the fyrst strauÌ„ge kynge that regned on the Iewes The mayster in historijs sayth he was a noble man fayth full in the begynnynge and in all thynge he had hym nobly He was very gentyll vnto the Romayns to the people that loued peas And in his olde aege whan he wolde moche please the Romayns herde of the byrthe of Cryst dâ—e dynge to be expulsed of his kyngdome as a straunger wretchedly he felle slewe the Innocentes dyuers of his owne children And at the last was hatefull to all people felle syke deyed wretchedly ¶ Mary the moder of Cryst was borne afore the Natyuyte of Cryst .xvi. yere or there aboute ¶ Of Kymbalyn that was Andragens sone regned after his fader AFter the deth of Andragen regned Kembalyn his sone a good man well gouerned the londe in moche prosperytee peas all his lyf tyme. And in his tyme Ihesu Cryst was borne of that swete virgyn Mary This kynge Kymbalyn had two sones Gynder Armager good knyghtê worthy And whan this Kymbalyn had regned .xxij. yere he deyed lyeth at London ¶ Cristus natus est ex virgine maria anno mundi .v. M. C.lxxxxiij IN the begynnynge of the .xlij. yere of Octauyan themperour whiche began to regne in Marche and in .xxx. yere of Herode .vij. C. and .l. yere after that Rome was buylded the .vi. monthe from the conceyuynge of IohnÌ„ Baptyst the .viij. kal of Apryl the .vi. fery at Nazareth of Galylee of the virgyne Mary was conceyued Cryste our sauyoure the same yere was borne ¶ Here at Crystis Natyuyte begynneth the sixte aege durynge to the fynall Iugement hauynge yeres as god knoweth Cristus natus est ¶ Here begynneth the sixte aege durynge to the ende of the worlde THat daye our lorde Ihesu Cryste was borne a welle of oyle beyonde Tybre by Rome sprange ranne al daye The golden ymage fell the which Romulus had made put it in his palays sayenge This ymage shal not fayle vnto a mayde bere a childe ¶ Whan Herode disposid hym to slee the children of Israel he was coÌ„mauÌ„ded by the letter of themperour to come to Rome to answere to the accusacyon of his childern AlexiuÌ„ Aristoboli And ther were thre Herodes gretly spoken of for ther yll dedes The fyrst was called Ascolonita vnder this man was borne Cryst the childern of Israel were slayne The seconde was called Antipas sone to the fyrste Herode vnder whom Iohn Baptyst heeded Cryst suffred deth And the thyrde was called Agrippa sone to Aristoboli sone to the fyrste Herode the whiche slewe Iames prysoned Peter The fyrste Herode whan he sawe his sones AlexiuÌ„ Aristoboli thrugh the pretens of his letter by the Emperour sende stryue for the successyon of his kyngdom he disposid made Antipater that was his fyrste begoten sone to be before them whan they were talkynge of the deth of ther fader he cast them awaye they wente to themperour to coÌ„playne of y E wronge of ther fader And in the meane tyme the thre kynges of Coleyne came by Herode vnto Ierusalem whan they came not ayen by hyÌ„ he thought that they were ashamed for to come ayen by hym for bycause that they were disceyued that they fouÌ„de not the childe as he demed therfore in the meane season he cessed to slee the childern of Israell so wente vnto Rome for the cytacion of themperour And he toke his waye by the cyte of TarsuÌ„ where he brente the shyppes in the whiche the thre kyngê of Coleyne sholde haue saylled in to ther owne couÌ„tree Then after a yere certen dayes this Herode came from Rome ayen accorded with his sones And for the confyrmacoÌ„n of his kyngdome he was made moche bolder and then he slewe all the childern of Bethleem that were of two yere of aege vnder that had space of one nyght of aege amonge these was there one of his owne childern And Aristoboli AlexiuÌ„ were had in suspeccion in so moche as they promysed a barbour a grete rewarde that he sholde take kytte ther faders throte whan that he dyde hym shaue And whan this Herode herde this he was greued there he slewe both his sones And Herode Agrippa his sone he ordeyned to be kyng Wherfore Antipater his oldest sone was about to poyson his fader the whiche Herode Agrippa vnderstode prysoned there his brother that whiche the Emperour herde sayd that he had leuer be an hogge of Herodes than for to be one of his sones for his hogges he spareth and his sones he sleeth ¶ And whan that Herode was .lxx. yere of aege he was stryken with a grete syknesse in his hondes in his feet in his membres that no leche myght come to hym for stenche so he deyed ¶ So Antipater his sone in pryson herde telle of this and Ioyed gretely and there fore that cause he was slayne Thenne stroue Archelaus Herodes for the successyon of the fyrst Herode The Emperour there thrugh counseyll of the Senatours the half of the Iury Idumea gaaf to Archelaus vnder name of Tetrarche And the other parte he deuyded in two Galylee he gaaf to Herode Antippa And Ituriam and Traconidem he gaaf to Philyppe Herodes brother ¶ And that same yere Cryste came from Egypte And Archelaus was accused many tymes of the Iewes and was exyled in to Vyennam in to FrauÌ„ce And in that place were sette foure Tetrarchees to the repreuynge of the vnstablynesse of the Iewes ¶ And that same yere Octauyan the Emperour deyed ¶ Anno Xpristi .x. I.N.R.I. ¶ Crux Xpisti IHesus Cryste at .xij. yere of aege herde the doctours in the Temple ¶ Our lorde Ihesu Cryst at .xxx. yere of aege was baptysed ¶ Ihesu Cryste the lorde of all thynges at .xxx. yere of aege .iij. monethes
Victor .ix. yere This man ordeyned that Crysten people of xij yere of aege aboue sholde receyue his god on Eester daye ones oo yere Also he ordeyned that all the vessels of the awter sholde be glasseor tynne and not tree as in olde tyme the consecracion of the gloryons blood was made in tree vessell And this tyme past the worshyp of the chirche grewe glasen vessell were forhode Vt patet de conse de pri ca. ¶ Origenes the noble clerke was this tyme he wrote so moche that saynt Ierom sayd I haue redde of Origenes werâ—es â—â—s iiij thousande volumes without pyscles He translated the Byble from Hebrewe in to Greke dyde many other grete thynges And of this Origenes Sampson Salomon Tratan is a grete questyon amonge doctours yf that they ben dampned or saued Therfore those thynges yâ— without peryll we ben not bouÌ„de to knowe nor yâ— chirche is not certifyed of them And therfor lete them be alonly coÌ„mytted vnto god ¶ Caliâ—ê° a martyr a Romayne was pope after Zepherinê° .v. yere he ordeyned the Cimiteri in via apia where many a thou sande martyr is buryed ¶ Also he ordeyned the feest of the Emerynge dayes to be kept ¶ Anthoniê° Aurelius was Emperour .iij. yere And this man lacked no kynde of lechery at the laste he was slayne amonge a greate multytude of peple for his myscheuous lyurnge Anthoniê° Marcus regned after hym .vij. yere This man lyued bostynatly 〈◊〉 therfore he was slayne as was his predecessour ¶ Alisander was Emperour after Anthoniê° regned .xiij. yere This man at the Instaunce of his moder a crysten woman the techynge of Origenes the whiche came to Rome to coâ—â—trte her was made soo good vnto crysten men yâ— he suffred them to haue ther couÌ„seylles theyr prayers by themself but neuertheles in this tyme the cursyd off yeers of hym made many martyrs ¶ Anno dmÌ„ CC .xliiij. TRbanus was pope after Caliâ—â—ê° .viij. yere and olde yonge he was very vertuous And all the halowed vesselles of the chirche he made of golde or syluer This man lefte his popechede wente to Agrippa and .xi. thousande virgyns with hym And the clergy sayd he lefte not his dygnytee for holynesse but for appetyte of tho virgyns waste hym not in the booke of popes And there he a virgyn was martred with those virgyns ¶ Poncianus a martyr succeded Vrbanê° And he ordeyned yâ— psalmes sholde be sayd daye nyght in the chirche of god And that a preest sholde saye Confiteor afore the masse ¶ Anteros a martyr was pope after this man this man ordeyned yâ— a bysshop myght be remeued from one vnto an other And he made the lyfe of martyrs to be wryten And he was slayne buryed in the Cimitery of saynt Calixt ¶ Maximianus was chosen Emperour at Maguncia of the hoste not by the Senatours regned thre yere and destroyed the chirche myghtely and was slayne for Origene ¶ Gordian regned after hym .vi. yere of hym is lytell wryten but he was slayne Hijs diebus Celus dux Colchestrie in asclepto regnat in britaÌ„nia aÌ„nts quasi xxx vsque ad aduentuÌ„ Constancij Lati M vacat ¶ Phylyp was Emperour after hym this Phylyp chose to hym Phylyp his sone they regned .xvij. yere were the fyrste Emperours yâ— were crystened and after slayne of the hoste They bequeued all ther tresour in ther deth that it sholde be disposed to poore men And saynt Laurence at the assygnacyon of his mayster the pope departed this tresour about Rome the whiche was grete cause of his martyrdom Vt quideÌ„ dicuÌ„t ¶ Decius was Emperour thre yere in all thynges a tyrauÌ„t For he entred th empyre whan he the hoste had slayne the two Philyppes his lordes after yâ— he was slayne with his sone ¶ Fabianê° a martyr a Romayne was pope after Anteros .xij. yere this was a very holy man For whan Crysten men stode to abyde the eleccyon of the pope sodenly a whyte douue or a culuour descended on his heed sayenge vnto hym thou shalt be pope of Rome This man ordeyned euery yere yâ— Creme sholde be halowed vpon Sherethursdaye Also he deuyded regyons to deakens the whiche sholde wryte the lyf of martyrs And at the last Decius slewe hym ¶ Cornethus a martyr Romayne was pope after Fabianê° .iij. yere This man toke vp the bodyes of Peter Poul with grete honour put them in worshypfull places with beata Lucina ¶ Lucius was pope after Cornelius thre yere of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Gallus with his sone Volucianus were Emperours two yere they fought with Emilianus were slayne And Emilianê° the thyrde moneth was slayne ¶ Valerian was Emperour with his sone Galyene .xv. yere This man was vertuous manly in the begynnynge but after was gyuen to vyce moche wretchednesse And so was his sone Galiene This Valerian wente vnto yâ— londe of Perse. And therfore the greate blood of martyrs whiche he had shedde was taken of the kynge of Perse. And whan he had take hym he put out both his eyen kepte hym in grete bondage And to this entente he kepte hym that whan so euer he sholde ryde this Valerian sholde lye downe he sholde sette his feet vpon his backe whan he wolde take his horse This herde Galiene his â—one yâ— was lefte at Rome And that caused hym that he was not so cruell ayenst Crysten men ¶ And here was the .viij. persecucyon of the chirche made by the Emperour And made the Romayns to lese ther kyngdomes the whiche were neuer recouered ayen to the Emperoure And generall pestylence was thrugh out all the worlde for ther trespasse ¶ Stephanus a martyr after Lucius was pope .iij. yere this man ordeyned yâ— no man sholde vse none halowed clothes but to the worshyp of god ¶ Sixtus a martyr a Romayne was pope after Stephanus two yere This man ordeyned that the masse sholde be sayd vpon an awter the whiche afore was not thenne he deyed ¶ Dyonisiê° a Romayne was pope after hym two yere This man deuyded parysshes chircheyardes assyâ—ned to chirches certen preestes ¶ Felix a martyr was pope after Dyonisius two yere He ordeyned that for the memorye of martyrs masses sholde be sayd Also he ordeyned the Dedycacyon of the chirche euery yere sholde he sayd ¶ Claudiê° was Emperour after Valerian this emperour subdued Gothas nobly thenÌ„e he dyssessed ¶ Anno dmÌ„ CC.lxxiiij EVticianus a martyr was pope after Felix .viij. yere This man ordeyned the corne beenes shold be blessyd on the awter And he buryed CCC xliiij martyrs with his owne hondes ¶ Aurelius was Emperour after Claudius .v. yere this Aureliê° fyrst to crysten men was gentyll wherfore he had the victory in euery place gloryously And whan he was desceyued by cursyd men pursewed crysten men myghtly namely in FrauÌ„ce for there he
regned but one yere And he was a very crysten man and euen as he dyde so was he done vnto For Leo deposyd hym and made hym a preest ¶ Leo the thyrde with Constantyne his sone was Emperour xxv yere this Leo whan he was myghty he deposyd Theodosius and regned for hym was desceyued by a certayne Apostata the whiche hadde hym that he sholde take brenne all the ymages of sayntes Wherfore he was punysshed bothe in batayll in pestylence with other Infortunes And by cause he was accursyd of Gregorius and bode therin thre dayes therfore the pope with the comyn people toke fro hym the best parte of his Empyre coÌ„maundynge that noo man sholde obeye hym ne socour hym by cause he lyued lyke an heretyke ¶ Holy men sayd ayenst hym And many by hym were martred exyled And at the last in his myshyleue he deyed wretchedly And in this mannes dayes but that Karolus Marcellus holpe the Crysten fayth faught manly ayenst the Sarrasyns and draue them backewarde in to Spayne the whiche they had subdued els they had entred in to Fraunce And Karolus slewe thre hondred thousande Sarrasyns moo And of his peple were slayne but .xv. thousande ¶ Nota ¶ This man for the contynuall batayle tooke to laye men the tresoure of the chirche Wherfore saynt Eucharius the bysshop of Aurelian as he was in his prayers sawe that same Karolus in soule body payned in helle And the aungell that shewed the bysshop this man sayd That that was the Iugement of all those that toke awaye the goodes of the chirche or of poore men And to fortifye that that the bysshop sayd to proue it the abbot of saynt Denys wente to the sepulcre there that Karolus was buryed opened the cheste that he laye in And there they see a grete dragon go out but he had no body ¶ Gregorius the thyrde a Romayne was pope after Gregorius the seconde The whiche conformed the worshyppes of the ymages of sayntes with the counseyll almoost of a thousande bysshops And he cursyd horrybly all the despysers of these ymages As the Emperour other that were of that condycyon ¶ Constantynus the fyfth was Emperour after his fader Leo .xxv. yere He was a cursyd man and a pure heretyke so that he dyde sacrefyce to the deuylles He pursewed the chirche And no thynge that is good of hym is wryten And so by the suâ—â—raunce of god the chirche was trowbled longe tyme. About this tyme were many meruaylles there were meruayllous erthe quakys And certayne cytees that were sette on mountayns they were remeâ—ed and borne awaye with the bylles in to the feldes .vi. myles thens as they stode and the cytees were not broken ne burâ—â— In the londe of Mesopotanian the erthe was broken by the space of two mâ—le And also there was a mule that spaâ—e in a mannes voys Asshes fell fro heuen And in the see of Poncico there was vse for grete froste that was .xxx. cubâ—â—es of thycknesse And sterres felle fro heuen so myghtely that men trowed that the ende of the worlde had be comen All these betokened meruayllous thynges for to come ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vij. C.xliiij ZAcharias was pope after Gregorius .x. yere This Zacharus was a noble man arayed with all vertue With all men be was loued for his mekenesse And he deposyd the kynge of Fraunce Hydery and put in his place Puppinus for he was more profytable ¶ Here may ye see what power the chirche had that tyme the whiche translated that famous kyngdome fro the very heyres to the kyngdome of Pippinus for a leyffull cause Vt habet xv.q.v alius ¶ Stephanus the seconde a Romayne was pope after Zacharias .v. yere This man in all thynge was profytable vnto the chirche as well in worde as in doctryne And he gouerned the spirytualtee and the temporaltee nobly He was the louer and the defender of poore men This man anoynted Pippinê° the kynge of Fraunce sente hym ayenst the Lombardes that he sholde compell them to restore the chirche of suche goodes as they had with holde from theym longe tyme vnryghtwysly the whiche he dyde He also translated the Empyre of the Grekes to the Frensshmen ¶ Paulus a Romayne was pope after hym .x. yere This was a very holy man for he dyde grete almesse to faderlesse childern prysoners wydowes and other poore men that he myghte be a folower of saynt Poule ¶ Constantyne a Romayne the seconde was pope after Poul two yere This Constantyne was a lay man and sodeynly was made a preest as a tyraunt and toke on hym the dygnytee of the pope And with a grete sclaundre to the chirche was pope a lytell tyme. But the faythfull men put hym out and put out his eyen And this was the fyfth In famed pope amonge so many herde tofore So the holy ghost that holy apostles sete kepte in all honour holynesse ¶ Intynyte martyrs were made this tyme by Constantyne the Emperour for he was suche an heretyke And men trowe that there was neuer Emperour ne no pagon that slewe so many martyrs And in his tyme the chirche was trowbled full sore very precyously bought the worshyppynge of the ymages of the holy sayntes for the grete shedynge of blood of martyrs And certaynly that cursyd Emperour was not vnpunysshed For whan that he deyed he cryed with an horryble voys and sayd I am taken to a fyre that is vnable for to be destroyed And so he yelded vp the ghost to euerlastynge payne ¶ The Empyre of Rome was dyuyded about this tyme For Stephanus the pope translated Ytaly and other vnto Karolus a yonge man And Constantyne helde the londe of Grece with other londes ouer the see with a grete labour and many rebellynge ¶ This tyme Karolus magnus was a noble yonge man And he began for to regne vpon Fraunce and was the sone of Pippinus and his moder was called Berta ¶ Stephanus the thyrde was pope after Paulus thre yere And he amended all the errours of Constantyne And he degraded all those the whiche Constantyne ordeyned in a generall Synodus ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vij. C.lxxxiiij ADitanus a Romayne was pope after Stephanus .xxiiij. yere This man was myghtely worshypped of the people no man greter afore hym in honour ryches and buyldynge This man sette two solempne Synodis The fyrste of thre hondred and fyfty faders The seconde in Rome with an hondred and fyfty faders beynge presente Charles the kynge of Fraunce to whome it was graunted the lyberte of eleccyon of the popes and to ordeyne the appostles sete ¶ Leo the fourthe regned Emperour with the Grekes fyue yere This Leo was a cursyd man but not soo moche as his fadet was And he was a coueytous man and he toke awaye a certayne crowne of a chirche and put it vp on his heed And anone he was corrupted with an axes and sore dyseased And he had a cursed wyf
moche herde of the goodnesse of kynge Edwarde that he was so full of mercy of pyte He thoughte that he wolde go ayen in to Englonde for to seke to haue grace of the good kynge Edwarde that so mercyfull was that he myght haue ayen his londe in peas And arayed hym as moche as he myght put hyÌ„ towarde the see came in to Englonde to London there that the kyng was that tyme all the lordes of Englonde and helde a parlyament Godewin sente to hym that were his frendes were the moost grettest lordes of the londe pray to them to beseche the kynges grace for hym that he wolde his peas his londe graunte hym The lordes ledde hym before the kynge to seke his grace And anone as the kyng hym sawe he apeled hym of treason of the deth of Alured his brother and these wordes vnto hym sayd Traytour Godewin sayd the kynge I the appele that thou hast betrayed slayne my brother Alured Certes syr sayd Godewin sauynge your grace and your peas your lordshyp I hym neuer betrayed ne yet hym slewe And therfore I put me in rewarde of the courte Now fayr lordes sayd the kynge Ye that ben my lyeges erles and barons of the londe that here be assembled full well ye herde myn appele and the answere also of Godewin and therfore I woll that ye awarde dooth ryght The erles barons tho gadred them all togyder for to do this awarde by themself and so they spake dyuersely amonge them For some sayd there was neuer alyauÌ„ce by homage seriment seruyce ne by lordshypp bytwene Godewin and Alured for which thynge they myght hym drawe And aâ—â— the laste they deuysed and demed that he sholde put hym in the kynges mercy all togyder Tho spake the erle Leuerik of Couentree a good man to god and to all the worlde and tolde his reason in this maner sayd The erle Godewin is the best frended man of Englonde after the kynge well it myght not be agayne sayd that without couÌ„sell of Godewin Alured was neuer putt to dethe Wherfore I awarde as towchynge my parte that hymself his sone euery of vs .xij. erles that ben his frendes go before the kynge charged with as moche golde syluer as we may bere betwixt our hondes prayenge the kynge to forgeue his euyll wyll to the erle Godewin receyue his homage his londe yelde ayen And they accorded vnto that a warde and came in this maner as is aboue sayd euery of them with golde syluer as moche as they myghte bere bytwene her hondes before the kynge there sayde the fourme the maner of theyr acorde of theyr awarde The kyng wolde not theym agaynsaye but as moche as they ordeyned he grauÌ„ted confermed And so was the erle Godewin accorded with the kynge so he had ayen all his londe And afterwarde he bare hym soo well soo wysely that the kynge loued hym worder moche with hym he was ful preuy And within a lytell tyme they loued soo moche that there the kynge spowsed Godewins doughter made her quene And neuerthelesse though the kynge had a wyfe yet he lyued euer in chastyte clennesse of body without ony flesshly dede doynge with his wyf And the quene also in her halfe ladde an holy lyf two yere deyed And afterwarde the kynge lyued all his lyfe withoute ony wyf ¶ The kyng yaue the erledom of Oxenforde to Harolde that was Godewins sone made hym erle And soo well they were beloued bothe the fader he and so pryue with the kynge both the fader the sone that they myght do by ryght what thynge that they wolde For ayenst ryght wolde he no thynge do for no maner man so good and true he was of conscyence And therfore our lorde Ihesu Cryste grete specyll loue vnto hym shewed ¶ How kynge Edwarde sawe Swyne kynge of Denmark drowned in the see in the tyme of the Sacrament as he stode herde masse IT befelle vppon Wytsondaye as kynge Edwarde herde his masse in the grete chirche of Westmestre ryght at the leuacyon of Ihesu Crystys body as all men were gadred in to the chirche and came nygh the awter for to see the sacrynge the kynge his hondes lyft vp on hyghe and a grete laughter toke vp Wherfore all that aboute hym stode gretely ganne wonder And after masse they axed why the kynges laughter was Fayre lorde sayd kynge Edwarde I sawe Swyne the yonger that was kynge of Denmark come in to the see with all his power for to haue come in to Englonde vpon vs for to warre And I sawe hym all his folke drowned in the see and alle this I sawe in the leuacyon of Crystis body bytwene the preestes bonde and I had therfore so grete Ioye that I myghte not my laughter withholde ¶ And the erle Leueryk besyde hym stode at the leuacyon and openly sawe the fourme of brede torne in the lyknesse of a yonge childe toke vp his ryght honde and blessyd the kynge after the erle and the erle anone tomed hym towarde the kynge for to make hym see that holy syght And tho sayd the kynge ¶ Syâ—â— Erle sayd he I see well that ye see thanked be god that I haue honoured my god my sauyour visybly Ihesu Cryst in four me of man Whoo 's name be blessyd in all worldes AMEN ¶ How the rynge that sayne Edwarde bod gyuen to a poore pylgryme for the loue of god sayne Iohan Euangelyst came ayen to kynge Edwarde THis noble man sayne Edwarde regned .xiij. yere And thus it befell vpon a tyme are he deyed that two men of Englonde were gone in to holy londe had done theyr pylgrymage were goynge ayen in to theyr owne couÌ„tree where they came fro And as they wente in the waye they mette a pylgryme that curteysly them saluwed axed of them in what londe in what couÌ„tree they were borne And they sayd in Englonde Tho axed he who was kynge of Englonde And they answered sayd the good kynge Edwarde ¶ Fayre frendes sayd tho the pylgryme whan that ye come in to your couÌ„tree ayen I praye you that ye wyll go vnto kynge Edwarde oftentymes grete hym in myn name and oftentymes hym thanke of his grete curteysye that he to me hath done namely for the rynge that he yaue me whan he had herde masse at Westmestre for saynt Iohans loue Euangelyst And toke the rynge toke it to the pylgrymes sayd I praye you go and bere this rynge take it vnto kyng Edwarde telle hym that I sende if hym a full ryche yefte I wyll hym yeue For vpon the .xij. daye he shall come vnto me euer more dwelle in blysse without ony ende ¶ Syr sayd the pylgrymes what man be ye and in what couÌ„tree is your dwellynge ¶ Fayre frendes sayd he I
a certayne tyme vpon yâ— see costes abydynge after a good wynde for them yet come it not So at yâ— last he come thens with his meÌ„ to lond warde ayen anone as he was a londe yâ— wynde began for to torne was in an other cost than he was afore ¶ How yâ— duke of Lancastre with a grete hoost went into FlauÌ„dres passed by Parys thrugh Burgon thrugh all fraunce tyll he come vnto Burdeux SOane after in the .xlviii. yere of the regne of kynge Edwarde the duke of Lancastre with a greate power went into FlauÌ„dres passed by Parys thrugh Burgon thrugh all FrauÌ„ce til he come vnto Burdeux without ony maner withstandynge of yâ— Frensshmen he dyd them but lytell harme sauf he toke raâ—â—oned many places townes many men lette theym go after frely The same yere yâ— kynge set certayne ambassatours to yâ— pope prayenge hym yâ— he sholde leue of medle not in his court of the kepynge reseruacyons of benefycê in Englonde that tho yâ— were thoseÌ„ to bysshoppê sees dygnetees frely with ful myght Ioy haue be confermed to yâ— same of theyr metropolytans Archbysshops as they were wonte to be of olde tyme Of these poyntes of other touchyÌ„ge the kynge and his reame whan they had theyr answer of yâ— pope the pope enioyned them yâ— they sholde certefy hym a yen by theyr letter of the kynges wyll of his reame or they determyned oughte of the forsayd artycles ¶ In this same yere deyed IohnÌ„ the Archebysshop of yorke IohnÌ„ bysshop of Ely wyllyam bysshop of worcestre In whos stedes folowed were made bysshops by auctoryte of yâ— pope mayster Alexander Neuyll to yâ— Archbysshopryche of yorke Thomas of AruÌ„dell to the bysshopryche of Ely and syr Henry wakfelde to the bysshopriche of worcestre In the whiche tyme it was ordeyned in the parlement yâ— all Cathedrall chirches sholde Ioy haue theyr eleccoÌ„ns hole that the kynge fro yâ— tyme afterwarde sholde not wrytte ayenst them yâ— were chosen but rather helpe them by his letters to theyr confirmacoÌ„n thys statute dyd moche profyte ¶ And in this parlemeÌ„t was grauÌ„ted to the kyng a dyme of the clergye a .xv. of lay fee. ¶ In the .xlix. of yâ— regue of kynge Edwarde deyed mayster wyllyam wytlesey Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury the monkes of the same chirche asked desyred a Cardynall of EngloÌ„de to be Archbysshop therfore yâ— kynge was agreued ment purposed to haue exyled yâ— monkes of yâ— same And they spended moche good or they myghte haue the kynges grace ayen and his loue but yet wolde yâ— kynge not consente ne graunte to theyr eleccyon of the Cardynalle ne of the pope alsoo ne hys Cardynales ¶ And atte the begynnynge of Auguste it was treated and spoken atte Bruges of certayne poyntes and artycles hangynge bytwene the pope and the kynge of Englonde and this treates lasted almooste tho yere And at the laste it was accorded bytwene theym that the pope fro that tyme forth sholde not vse ne dele with the reseruacoÌ„ns of benefyces in Englonde and that the kynge sholde not grauÌ„e ne lette no benefytê by his wrytte that is called Quare impedit But as touchynge the eleccyon aboue sayd there was no thynge touched ne done And that was wyted and putte vpon certayne clerkes the whiche rather supposed and hoped to be auauÌ„ced and promoted to bysshopryches whiche they desyred and coueyted by the court of Rome rather than by ony other eleccyons ¶ This same yere about Candelmasse there mette togyde atte Bruges many noble worthy men of bothe sydes and reames to trete of peas bytwene tho two kynges And this tretê lasted two yere with grete tostes large expenses of both partyes And at the last they went departed thens without ony accorde or effecte The next yere after yâ— .l. yere of kyng edward yâ— .iiii. NonÌ„ of May beyng yet voyde vacauÌ„t that Archbysshopryche of CauÌ„terbury mayster Symonde sudbery bysshop of LondoÌ„ was made Archbysshop mayster wyllyam courteney yâ— was bysshop of Herford was thaÌ„ made bysshop of London yâ— bysshop of Bangor was made bysshop of Herforde ¶ And thys same tyme in a certayne treates spekyÌ„ge of peas trewes was takeÌ„ bytwene theÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce Englonde fro mydsomer to mydsomer come ayen an hole yere about yâ— begyÌ„nynge of Apryll yâ— duke of Brytayne with many erles barons and worthy lordes men of Englond went ouer see into Brytayne where he hathe had all his luste desyre puropse ne had the forsayd trewes bt so sone taken the whiche letted theÌ„ ¶ This same tyme yâ— I le of Constantyne where yâ— the castel of saynt Saueour is in yâ— longe tyme was foughten at besyeged of yâ— FrensshmeÌ„ than yelde to yâ— Frensshmen with all the apportenauÌ„ces into grete harme hyndryÌ„ge of yâ— reame of Englonde And this same yere there were so grete so passynge hetes therwith all a greate pestylence in Englonde in other dyuerse partyes of yâ— worlde yâ— it destroyed slewe vyolently strongly both men wymen without noÌ„bre This same yere deyed sir Edwarde yâ— lorde spencer a worthy knyght abolde in yâ— mynster of Teukesbury worshipfully is buryed And lastynge this pestilence yâ— pope at yâ— instauÌ„ce and prayer of an Englysshe Cardynale graunted to all people yâ— deyed in Englond yâ— weresory repentauÌ„te for theyr synnes and also shryuen full remyssyon by two bulles vnder lede .vi. monethes than next to laste ¶ In this same yere the erle of Penbroke was taken and casâ—â—oned by Bartram Claykyn bytwene Patys Calays as he come towarde EngloÌ„de vpon saynt Atheldredes daye yâ— whiche saynt as it was sayd yâ— erle oftentymes had offended within a lytyll while after he deyed ¶ And in Nouembre nexte after there mette at Bruges the duke of Lancastre and the duke of Angoy with many other lordes and prelates of bothe reames for to treate of peas ¶ Of the dethe of prynce Edward and of the lorde Latymer and dame â—â—â—â—peres thrugh whome and hyr maynte ners the reame many a daye was 〈◊〉 gouerned ' NOt longe after the .li. yere of â—â—â—ge Edward regne he 〈…〉 ne holde at westmyster yâ— greetest â—â—â—ment yâ— was seen many 〈…〉 yâ— whiche parlement he asked of â—â—â—â—naite of yâ— reame as he had done 〈◊〉 fendynge of hym of his reame 〈◊〉 comunes answerd yâ— they were so oft 〈◊〉 by daye greued charged with so many talages subsydyes yâ— they myght noâ—â—ger suffre no suche buâ—chons charges that they knewe and wyst wel ynough yâ— the kynge had ynoughe for sauynge of hym and of his reame of the reame were well and truely gouerned but that it had be so longe euyll gouerned by ylle of fycers that the reame myght nother he plenteuous of chaffre marchauÌ„dyse ne also with rychesse And in these thynges they profred
aege And in the seconde yere of his regne for the debate that was bytwene the lorde Latymer and syr Rauf Feryers knyghte that was ayenst Hawell and Shakell squyres for yâ— prysoner that was take in spayne by these two squyres the whiche prysoner the lord Latymer and syr Raâ—fe Feryers wolde haue hadde the whyche prysoner was the Erle of Dene that they toke in yâ— batayll of Spayne wherfore these two lordes come into the chirche at westmyster and they founde this one squyre too herynge his masse besyde saynt Edwardes shryne and there they slew hym the whiche was called Hawell ¶ And Skakell was arested put in to the Towre of London And there he was longe tyme for he wolde not delâ—â—uer the Erle of Dene his prysoner vnto these two lordes by syr Aleyn Burbyll conestable of the Tower and by Synt Raufe Feryers one of his aduersaryes tylle the kynge had graunted hym grace ¶ In the thyrde yere of kynge Rycharde came the Galays of FrauÌ„ce into Englonde vnto dyuerse portes and brente and robbed and slewe moche people of Englonde that is to saye atte wynchelsee Rye and Hastynge Portysmouthe and. Hampton Stormore and Granes ende and they dydde moche harme and wente home ayen ¶ And in this same yere was a parleamente holden at westmynster And atte that same parleament was ordeyned yâ— euery man womaÌ„ chylde that were at yâ— aege of .xiiii. yere and aboue thrughe out all the reame pore folke and other sholde paye to the talage foure pens wherfore came and be felle afterwarde greate myscheyf moche dysease to all the comynalte of there me ¶ And in the .iiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne the comynes arose vp in dyuerse partyes of the reame and dyden moche harme the whiche tyme they called yâ— hurlynge tyme. ¶ And they of Kente and of Estsex made them two cheyf tayns for to rule and for to gouerne the company of Kente and of Estsex That one was called Iacke strawe and that other Watte Tyler and they come and assembled theym vppon blacke heth in Kent And on Corpê° christi daye after they camen downe into Southwerke and braken vp the pryson hous that is to saye the kynges bynche and the marchelsee and delyuerde out all the prysoners And so the same daye they came in to London and there they robbed the peple and slewe all the alyens that they myght fynde in the cyte and about the cyte and dyspoyled all theyr godes and made auowe And on the frydaye nexte folowenge after that was on the morowe and than they came to the Toure of LoÌ„don and the kynge beynge therin they fette out of the Toure the Archebysshop of Caunterbury syr Symonde Sudbery and ser Robert halys hospyteler pryoure and mayster of syant Iohans houseâ—â— a whyte frere that was confessoure vnto kynge Rycharde and brought theê vnto the Towre hylle and there they smote of theyr heedes and came agayne into London and slewe moche people of the Cyte ¶ And thenne they wente vntoo the dukes place of Lancastre beyonde saynt Mary of the stronde that was called the Sauoy and there they deuoured and destroyed all the goodes that they therin myght fynde bare them awaye and than they brente vp the place And than afterward they went to saynt IohnÌ„ with out smythfelde destroyed the godes there and brent vp that hous to the harde grounde and wente too westmynster and saynt Martyns the graunte made theym go out of the senewary all that were within for ony manere of gylthe And than come vnto the Temple and to all other Innes of men of lawe and dyspoyle them and robbe theym of theyr godes and also toke theyr bokes of lawe thenne they came to London and brake vp the pryson of Newgate drofe oute all the prysoners felons and other and of bothe countrees and all the people yâ— were within theym and destroyed all the bokes of the counters And thus they coÌ„tynued both saterdaye and sondaye vnto the mondaye next after in all theyr malyce and wyckydnes ¶ And than on moÌ„daye kynge Rycharde with his lordes that were with hym that tyme and with the mayer of London wyllyam walworth yâ— that was that tyme come with the aldermen and the comunes of the cyte they come into Southwerke too here and too knowe the entencyon of these rebelles mysgouerned people And this Iacke strawe made thanne a crye in the felde that all the people of accorde tholde come nerer and here his claymours his crye and his wyl And the lordes and the mayer and the aldermen with the comynaltee hauynge in dygnacoÌ„n of his couetyse falsnes his foule presumpcyon Anone wyllyam walworth that tyme beyÌ„ge mayer drewe out his knyfe slew iacke straw anone ryght smote of his hede set it vpon a spere so it was borne thrugh Lendon set vpon LondoÌ„ brydge Anone these rysers mysgouerned pewere vanysshed as it had not be they then yâ— kynge of his grete godenesse by prayer of his lordes made there .vi knyghtê of good worthy men of yâ— cyte of London that is to saye wyllyam walworthe that at tyme mayer slew iacke straw and the seconde was Nycholas â—rembre and the thyrde IohnÌ„ Phylipâ—t the fourth Nycholas twyforde and yâ— fifte Roberte laundes and the syxte Roberte 〈…〉 yâ— kynge with his 〈…〉 ayeâ— too the 〈…〉 there be tested by 〈…〉 and set ◠〈…〉 And â—han by process of 〈◊〉 as they myght to be 〈◊〉 these rebelles 〈◊〉 they 〈◊〉 vpon the next 〈◊〉 throgh out euery lord shyn in y◠〈◊〉 of EngloÌ„de by .xi. by xxx by .x. â— by xii euer as they myght be goâ—â—â— taken in any partes ¶ And in the v. yere of kynge Rychardes regne was yâ— grete erthe make was generall thrughe oute the worlde the wenesdaye after wyâ—â—ondaye in the yere of oure lorde M. CCC.lxxxxi wherfore all maner peple were sore agast and aferde longe tyme for drede of vengraunge that our lorde shewed and dyd ¶ And in the .vi. yere of kynge Rycharde thenn syr Henrye spenser bysshop of Norwiche went with a greate company ouer se into FlauÌ„dres and there they gete the towne of Graueuynge the towne of burbrughe Dunberk Newport and there they laded fraughted .li. shyppes with pelage for to haue comen in to Englonde with these shyppes and goodes And the bysshop of Norwyche and his counseyll lete brenne these shyppes with all the pelage in the same hauen all into harde asshes and at Dunkerk was done a greate batayl bytwene the Flemyngê the Englysshmen And at yâ— batayll were slayne a grete and tytâ—ge of the Flemynges a greate nombre And than wente the bysshop with his reteme to yâ—ers besyeged it a longe tyme 〈◊〉 it myght not be gotten so left that syege and come ayen into Englonde too our Englysshmen were souly destroyed many deyed on
and anone euery man was dysparpled and wente hys waye forsoke theyr mayster and souerayne lorde left hym allone And thus was kynge Rycharde brought downe destroyed and stode hymself allone with out comforth or socoure or of ony goode counâ—eylle of ony man alas for pyte of this ryall kynge And anone came worde that syr Henry of Bolyngbroke was vp with a stronge power of people and that all the squyres of Englonde reysen vp the shyres in strengthynge of hym a yenste kynge Rycharde ¶ And thus sone he was come oute of the North countre to Brystowe and the re he met wyth sir wyllyam Scrope erle of wyltshyre tresourer of Englonde with sir IohnÌ„ Busshe and syr Henry greue and IohnÌ„ Bagot but he escaped frome theym and went ouer see into Irlonde these thre knyghtes were taken theyr hedes smyten of thus they deyed for theyr fals couetyse ¶ And than was kynge Rycharde taken brought vnto the duke and a none the duke put hym in faste warde stronge holde vnto his comynge to London And than was there a rumore in LoÌ„don a stronge noyse that kynge Rycharde came to westmynster the people of London ranne thyder and wolde haue done moche harme hurte in ther woodnesse had notte the mayer and aldermen and othere worthy men cessed theym with fayre wordes and tornede theym home agayne vnto London And ther was syr IohnÌ„ Slake dene of yâ— kinges chapell of westmynster taken brought to London put in pryson in Ludgate And Iohan Bagot was taken in Irlonde and so brought to London and put in pryson in Newgate there to be kepte abyde his answere ¶ And soon after the duke brought kynge Rychard pryuely vnto London put hym in the tour vnder sure kepynge as a prysoner And than came the lordes of the reamâ— wyth all theyr couÌ„seyll vnto the Tour to kynge Rycharde sayd to hym of hys mysgouernauÌ„ce extorcyon yâ— he hadde done made ordeyned to oppresse all the comyne people also to all yâ— reame Wherfore all the comyne people of yâ— reame wolde hym haue deposed of his kyngdome And so he was deposed at yâ— tyme in the Toure of London by all his lordes couÌ„sayll comune assent of all the reameAnd than he was put frome the Tour vnto the castell of Ledes in Kent there he was kept a whyle And thaÌ„ he was had frome thens vnto the castell of PouÌ„fret in the North couÌ„tre to be kept in prison and ryght sone after there he made his ende ¶ And than whan kynge Rycharde was deposed and had resygned his crowne his kyngdome was kept fast in holde than all the lordes of the reame with the comyns assente by accorde chosen this worthy lorde syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby duke of Herford duke of Lancastre by ryght lyne and herytage and for his ryghtfull manhode that the people founde in hym before all other they chose hym and made hym kynge of Englonde amonges theym INnocencyus the .vii. was chosen at Rome and lyued but two yere and than Gregory .xii. was after hym xii yere euer was debate Than was Alexander chosen in yâ— couÌ„seyll of PysaÌ„ he was called fyrste Petrus de Candyda so was put stryf to stryf euerychone of those thre sayd he was pope than was there a couÌ„seyll at Pysan where they began to make a concorde there they deposed yâ— two the thyrde stode so was worse deuysyon made than before for yâ— they ordeyned preuayled not ¶ Roberte was Emperour after wenselaus .ix. yere this man was duke of Bauary erle of Palatyn a Iust man and a good was crowned of Boneface the .ix. This man entred ytaly with a greate hoost of Almayns ayenst IohnÌ„ the duke of Galyas but with an heuy hoost he torned ayeÌ„ was had worthy to suffre for his ryght wysnes ¶ Iohan the .xxiii. succeded Alexander .iiii. yere fyrste he began well for an vnyte and he was in the couÌ„seyll at Constantis offred hym to resygne the popehode after secretly vntruly he fledde awaye but it profyted him not for he was taken constreyned to peas and was made a Cardynall and buryed at Florens ¶ Sygysmundus was Emperoure after Robert .xxvii. yere and he was sone to Karolus and kynge of Vngarye and moost crysten prynce and he was so deuoute to god that he deserued too be canonysed This man holpe the chirche thrugh his merueylous prudence and wytte for he spared no labour ne no thynge yâ— he had tyll he had made a full peas amonge the clergye And he had .ix batayls ayenst yâ— Turke euer he had yâ— vyctorye what more all thynge yâ— euer was wryten in louynge to Constantyne Theodosio Karolo Otto may truly be wryten of him And he was crowned in Vngary decessed a blessed man ¶ Circa AnnuÌ„ dmÌ„ M. CCCC.vii ¶ Of syr Henry of Bolyngbroke Erle of Derby that regned after kynge Rycharde whiche was the fourth Henry after the Conquest ANd after kynge Rycharde the seconde was deposed and oute of his kyngdome the lordes and the comâ—nes all with one assent all other woâ— thy of the reame chosen Henry of BolyÌ„gebroke erle of Derby sone and heyâ— of IohnÌ„ the duke of Lancastre for his wor thy manhode that oft tyme had be foâ—â—de in hym and in dedes preued vpon 〈◊〉 Edwardes daye yâ— cofessour he was crowned kynge of Englond at westmâ—â—ster by assent of all the reame next afâ—â— yâ— deposynge of kynge Rycharde Than he made Henry his eldest sone prynâ—â— of wales duke of Cornewayle Erle of Chestre And he made syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell Archebysshop of Caunterburyâ— ayen as he was before And syr Rogere walden that kynge Rycharde had made Archebysshop of cauÌ„terbury he made bysshopp of London for yâ— tyme it stode voyde And he made the Erles sone of Arundell that came with hym ouer these frome Calays into Englonde he made hym erle of AruÌ„dell as his fader had ben put hym in possessyon of all his loÌ„des And he made homage fâ—aute vnto his lyege lorde the kynge as all other lordes hadde done ¶ And than anonâ— dyed kynge Rycharde in the castell of PouÌ„fret in the North couÌ„tre for there he was enfamed vnto deth by his keper For he was kept there .iiii. oâ— .v. dayes frome mete or drynke and soo he made his ende in this worlde yet mothe people in Englonde and in other londes sayd he was alyue many a yere after his dethe But whether he was alyue or dede the people helde theyr fals opynyon and byleue that many had moche people cam to grete myscheyf foule dethe as ye shall here afterwarde ¶ And whan kynge Henry wyst and knewe verely that he was de de he lete sere hym in the best manere closed it in a fayr chest with dyuerse spyces bawmes and closed hym
in a lynnyn clothe all sauf his vysage and that was left open that all men myght se his persone frome all other men And so he was brought to London with torche lyght brennynge to saynt Poules chirche there he had his masse dyrynge with moch reuerence solempnyte of seruyce And whanne all this was done than he was brought frome saynt Poule in to the abbare of westmynster there he had hys hole seruyce ayen And fro westmynster he was brought to Langley and there he was buryed vpon whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the fyrst yere of kynge Henryes regne he helde his Cristmasse in the castel of wyndesore And on the .xii euen came the duke of Awemarle vnto the kynge tolde hym that he the duke of Surrey the duke of Excestre and the erle of Salesbury the erle of Gloucestre and other moo of theyraff ynyte were accorded to make a mommynge vnto the kynge on .xii. daye atte nyght there they purposed to sle yâ— kinge in the reuelynge thus he yâ— duke of Awemarle warned yâ— kynge And than the kynge came the same nyght to London pryuely in all yâ— hast that he myght to gete hym helpe socoure and comforth counseyll And anone these other that wolde haue put the kynge too dethe fled in all the hast that they myght for they knewe well that theyr couÌ„seyll was bewrayed And than fled the duke of Surrey the erle of Salesbury with al ther menye vnto the towne of Cycestre And there the people of the towne wolde haue arested them and they wolde not stande to theyr arestynge but stode at defence faught manly But at the laste they were ouercomen and taken And there they smote of the dukes heed of Surrey and the erles heed of Salesbury and many other moo and there they put theyr quarters in to sackes theyr hedes on pooles borne on hyghe so they were brought thrugh the cyte of London too London brydge and there these hedes were sette vpon hyghe theyr quarters were sent vnto other good townes and Cytees of Englonde and sette vp there ¶ At Oxforde was taken Blounte knyghte and Benet Cely knyght and Thomas wyÌ„tersell squyre and there byheded quartred the knyghtes hedes were set vpon pooles and brought to London and sett vpon London brydge and the quarters sent forth to other good townes ¶ And in the same yere at Pryttelwell in a mylle in Estsex there syr IohnÌ„ Holande yâ— duke of Excestre was taken with the comynes of the couÌ„tre they brought hym frome yâ— mylle to yâ— Plasshe to yâ— same place that kynge Rycharde had rested sir Thomas of wodstok yâ— duke of Gloucestre ryght there in yâ— same place they smote of the dukes heed of Excestre and brought it vnto London vpon a poole and it was sette vpon London brydge ¶ And in the same yere at Brystowe was taken the lorde Spenser that kynge Rycharde had made erle of Gloucestre yâ— comyns of yâ— towne of Brystowe toke hyÌ„ and brought hym into the market place of the towne and there they smote of his heed and sent it vnto London and there it was set vpon London brydge ¶ And in this same yere was syr Bernarde brokeyâ— knyght taken and arested and put in the Toure of London syr IohnÌ„ shelly knyght and syre Iohan Mawdelyn and syre wyllyam Ferybe persones of kynge Rychardes and they were arested and putte in to the Toure of London And thyder came the kynges Iustices lâ—tte vpon theym in the Toure of London and there they were dampned all foure vnto the dethe and the dome was gyuen vnto syr Bernard Brokeys that he sholde goo on foote frome the Toure thrugh the cyte of London vnto Tybur 〈◊〉 and there to be hanged and after his heed smyten of syr Iohan Shelly knyght syr IohnÌ„ Mawdelyn and syr wyllyam Ferybe persones were drawen thrughe oute the cyte of London to Tyburne there they were hanged theyr hedes smyten of seton London brydge in this same yere kynge Henry sente quene Isabell home ayen into FrauÌ„ce yâ— whyche was kynge Rychardes wyfe gaaf hir golde syluer many other Iewels and soo she was dyscharged of all hyr power and sent oute of Englonde And in yâ— seconde yere of kynge Henry yâ— fourthe was syr Roger Claryngton knyght and two of his men and the pryoure of Launde and .viii. freres mynors and some maysters of dyuynyte and other for treason that they wrought ayenst yâ— kynge were drawen hanged at Tyburne all .xii. persones And there began a greate dyscencyon and debate in the countre of wales bytwene the lorde Grey rythen Owen of Glendere squyre of wales this Owen arered a grete nombre of walsshmen kept all that couÌ„tre abowt ryghte strongly dyd moche harme and destroyed the kynges to wâ—â—es and lordeshyppes thrughe oute all wales and robbed and slewe the kynges people bothe Englysshe walesshe and thus he endured a .xii. yere largely And he toke yâ— lorde Grey tythen prysoner and kepte him fast in holde tyll he was raunsomed of prysoners of the marche and kepte hym longe tyme in holde And at the laste he made hym wedde one of his doughters and kepte hym there styll with his wyfe sone after he deyed ¶ And than kynge Henry knowynge this myschyef destruccyon treason that this Owen had wrought anone he ordeyned a stronge power of men of armes archers moche other stuff yâ— longed to warre for to abate destroye that malyce of this fals walsshe man And than that kynge came in to wales with his power for to destroy this Owen other rebelles fals walshmen and anone they fledde in to yâ— montayns and there myght the kynge do the no harme in no maner wyse for yâ— montayns so the kynge came ayen in to Englonde for lesynge of moche of his peple thus he spedde not there ¶ In this same yere was grete scarsyte of whete in EngloÌ„de for a quarter of whete was at .xvi. shelâ—â—ge there was marchaundyse of EngloÌ„ de sente in to Pruce for whete anone they hadde lade fraught shyppes â—â—oughe came home in saufte thanked be god of all his gyftes ¶ And in y◠〈…〉 of kynge Henryes regne there was a sterre seen in the fyrmamente yâ— shewed hyÌ„self thrugh all yâ— world for dyuerse tokens yâ— shold befall sone after the whyche sterre was named by clergye Sâ—tellacometa on saynt Mary Mawdeâ—â—neâ— daye nexte folowynge in the same yere was the batayll of Shrowesbury And thyder came syr Henry Perry the Erles sone of Northumberlonde with a grete multytude of men of armes and archers and gaaf a batayll to kynge Henry the fourth thrughe the fals and wicked couÌ„seyll of syre Thomas Percy hys 〈◊〉 erle of worcestre and there was syr henry Percy slayne yâ— moste parte of his peple in yâ—
Trinite sondaye And this was made by the meane of Philyp newe made duke of Burgoyne whiche was sworne to kynge Henry toâ—auenge his faders dethe and was become Englysshe ¶ And than the kynge with his newe wyfe wente to Parys where as he was ryally re ceyued And frome thens he went with his lordes and the duke of Burgoyne many other lordes of Fraunce and layd syege to dyuerse towes castels yâ— helde of the Dolphyns partye wanne them but the towne of Mylon helde longe tyme for therin were good defenders In the .viii. yere the kynge the quene cam ouer see and londed on Candelmasse daye in the morne at Douer And the .xiiii daye of Feuerer the kynge came to London And the .xxi. daye of the same monthe yâ— quene came And the .xxiiii. of the same she was crowned at westmynster ¶ Also that same yere anone after Ester the kynge helde a parlement at westmyÌ„ster atte whiche parlement it was ordeyned that that golde in Englysshe coyn sholde be weyed and none receyued but by weyghte And anone after wytsontyde the kynge saylled to Calays and passed forth so in to Fraunce And in yâ— .xxii daye of Marche before the kynge came ouer the duke of Clarence was slayn in FrauÌ„ce dyuerse other lordes taken prysoners as the erle of Huntyngdon yâ— erle of Somerset with dyuerse other and al was bycause they wolde nott take none archers with theym but thought to haue ouercome the Frensshmen themselfe with out archers And yet whan he was slayne the archers came rescowed the body of the duke whiche they wolde haue caryed with them god haue mercye on his soule he was a valyaunt man And the same yere bytwene Crystmasse and can delmasse the towne of Mylon was yolden vnto the kynge ¶ In the .ix. yere on saynt Nycholas daye in Decembre was borne Henry the kynges fyrste begoten sone at wyndesore whos godfaders attthe font stone was syr Henry bysshop of wynchestre and IohnÌ„ duke of Bedford and the duchesse of Holonde was godmoder and Henry chychelay Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury was godfader at confermynge ¶ And in the .x. yere the Cyte of Mews in Bry was goten whiche hadde ben longe beseyged And this same yere the quene shypped at Hampton sayled ouer to the kynge in Fraunce where she was worshypfully receyued of the kynge also of the kynge of FrauÌ„ce hir fader and of hir moder And thus kynge Henry wanne fast FrauÌ„ce helde grete astate sate at a greate feest in Parys crowned the quene also whiche hadde not been seen before all people resorted vnto his court but as to the kyng of Fraunce he helde none astatene rule but was lefte almoost alone ¶ Also this yere the wedercoke was set vppon Poules steple at London And this yere in yâ— moneth of August the kynge waxed seke at Boys de vynceÌ„t whan he saw he sholde deye he made his testameÌ„t ordeyned many noble thynges for his soule and deuoutelye receyued all the ryghtes of holy chirche in so ferre forth that whan he was anoynted he sayd the seruyfe with the preest and at the verse of yâ— psalme of Miserere mei deus yâ— was Benigne facdnÌ„e in bona voluntate tua syon vt edifâ—centur mury Iherusalem he â—adde tarye there and sayd thus O good lorde thou knowed yâ— myn entent hath ben yet is yf I myghte lyue too reedyfye the walles of Iherusalem And thanne the preest proceded forth and made an ende And anone after this moost noble prynce and vyctoryous kynge floure in his tyme of crysten chyualrye whome all the worlde doubted gaf his soule in to yâ— handes of god and deyed and made an ende of his naturall lyfe at yâ— forsayd Boys de vyncent besyde Parys the .xxxvi. yere of his aege vphon whos soule god haue mery Amen ¶ Than was the body enbamed and ceryd layd in a ryall chare and an ymage lyke too hym was layd vpon the corps open with dyuerse baners horses couered rychely with yâ— armes of Englonde Fraunce and also yâ— olde armes of saynt Edwarde saynt Edmonde and other with grete multytude of torches with whome went the kyng of Scotlonde and many other lordes whyche accompanyed yâ— body tyll it came vnto westmynster by London in Englond in euery towne by yâ— waye he had soleÌ„pnely his dyryge on yâ— euen and masse on the morne moche almes was gyuen to poore people by yâ— waye the .vii. day of Nouembre after yâ— corps was broughte thrugh London with grete reuerence solempnyte to westmyster where as he now lyeth it was worshypfully buryed after was layd on his tombe a ryall ymage lyke hymself of syluer gylde which was made at yâ— coste of quene Katheryne And thus ended is entered and buryed the noble kynge Henry the fyfth vpon whos soule and all crysten soules god haue mercy Amen ¶ Of the lawe of kynge Henry yâ— fyfth and what he ordeyned for kyng Rycharde and for hymselfe after his dethe HEere is to be noted that this kynge Henry yâ— fyfth was a noble â—tyÌ„ce after he was kynge and crowned how it before in his yongth he had ben wylde recheles spared no thynge of his luste ne desyres but accoÌ„plysshed theÌ„ after his lykynge but as sone as he was crowned enoynted sacred anone sodaâ—ly he was chaunged in to a newe man and set all his entent to lyue vertuously in maynte nynge of holy chirche destroynge of heretykes kepynge Iustyce defendâ—nge of his reame subgectes ¶ And for as moche as his fader had deposed by his â—abour the good kynge Rycharde preâ—â—ously made hym to deye for y◠〈◊〉 done to hym ayenst his legeauÌ„ce he had sente to Rome for to be assoyled therof For whiche offence oure holy fader â—â—e pope enioyned hym to make hym to be prayed for perpetually lyke as he had done too be taken frome hym his naturall lyfe therfore he sholde do fouÌ„de four tapers to bâ—eÌ„ne perpetually about his body yâ— for yâ— ertynccoÌ„n of his bodely lyf his soule may euer be remeÌ„bred lyf in heueÌ„ in spyrytuall lyfe And also yâ— he sholde euery weke on yâ— daye as it come aboute of his dethe haue a solempne masse of requyem on yâ— euen afore a dyâ—yge with ix lessons a doole to poore people alwaye on yâ— daye of a .xi. shellynges and .vii pens to be deled peny mele and ones in the yere at his annyuersarye his termente to be holden in the moost honeste wyse and to be deled yâ— daye .xx. pounde in pens to poore people And to euery monke .xx. shellynge whiche all these thynges performed this noble kynge for his fader for kynge Henry the fourth his fader performed it notte durynge his lyfe of wome as it is sayd that god dyd touche hym and was lepâ—e oâ— that he deyed ¶ And alsoo this noble prynce lete doo calle all the abbottes and pryours of
London ANd than about this tyme deyed 〈◊〉 Martyn And after hym Eugeny the fourth was 〈◊〉 This ma was peasably chosen in the court of Rome by the Cardynales and was very 〈◊〉 indubytate pope But within a 〈◊〉 â—â—me after he was putte and erpulâ—ed out of Rome in suche a maner that he was fayne for to flee naked ¶ In this same tyme was the counseyll of Baâ—yle to yâ— whiche counseyll Eugenye the pope was cyted to come And bycause that he â—ame not they deposed hym but he rought notne set not therby but gate yâ— cyte of Roâ—me abode styll pope .xii. yere ¶ Thys tym about wytsoÌ„tyde yâ— heretykê of Praghe were dystroyed for atte two Ioâ—â—neys were dystroyed of theym mo than xxii thousande with theyr Capytaynes that is to were Procapius Saplâ—o Lupus prespyter ¶ Also there was taken on lyue mayster Peers clerke an Englysshe man and an heretyke ¶ And also thys same yere was a stroÌ„ge frost a long durynge the whiche lasted xi wekes for it beganne vppon saynt Katherynes euen and lasted vnto saynt Scolastycus day in Feuer yere in the whyche tyme the vyntage that came frome Burdeur come ouer shotres hylle ¶ This yere was yâ— couÌ„seyll of aras a grete neate byâ—wene the kynge of Englonde and yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce where were asseÌ„bled many grete lordes of bothe partyes at whiche couÌ„seyll was offred to the kynge of Englonde greate thynges by the meane of a Legate that came fro Rome yâ— whiche was Cardynall of saynt Crosse whiche offres were refused by the Cardynalle of Englonde other lordes yâ— ther were for the kynge wherfore the duke of Burgoyn yâ— whiche hadde ben longe Englysshe sworne forsoke oure partye retorned Frensshe by the meane of yâ— forsayd Legate made a peas with the Frensshe kynge receyuynge of yâ— kynge for recompensynge of his faders dethe yâ— couÌ„te of Pontui yâ— lordshyp of Macon with moche other as is specyfyed in yâ— sayd treaty And soo oure embassatours came home ayen in worse caas than they went oute For they loste there the duke of Burgoyne whiche hadde ben with his Burgoynons Pycardes a synguler helpe in all the conqueste of Normandye of FrauÌ„ce This same yere was a greate batayll on the see bytwene the Ienewes the kynge of Aragon of whiche bataylle yâ— Ienewes had the vyctory for they toke the kynge of Aragon yâ— kynge of Nauerne yâ— grete mayster of saynt Iames in Galyce with thre hondred knyghtes squyrê moche other people this was on saynt Dominicâ— daye And this same yere were seen thre sones at ones anone folowed the thre folde gouernaunce in the chirche that is to wete of Eugeny of the couÌ„seyll and of neutralyte ¶ Also thys same yere a M. CCCC.xxxiiii was a passynge grete wynde by whiche steples houses trees were ouerthrowen About this tyme was an holy mayde in Hollonde called Lyd with whiche lyued only by miracle not etynge ony mete Thys yere the duke of Burgoyne beganne his ordre atte Lyle of the golden Fleys and ordeyned certayne knyghtes of the same ordre and made statutes and ordynaunces moche accordynge vnto the ordre of the garter ¶ Also this same yere yâ— FreÌ„sshmen had enterprysed too haue stolen Calays in the fysshyng tyme for many botes of FrauÌ„ce had safeconduytes to come to Calâ—â—â— for to take herynge And the sondyours of the towne had a custume to come to the chirche leue theyr stanes standynge at the chirche dore which staues the Frensshe men that were arayed lyke fysshers hadde purposed for to haue stolen theyr staues and wepen for to haue wonne so the towne but one of them laye with a comune woman yâ— nyghte before and he tolde to hyr ther couÌ„seyll and she on the morne tolde it to yâ— Lyuetenaunte whiche forthwith all coÌ„maunded that euery man sholde kepe his wepen in his honde sakerynge tyme other And whan the Frensshmen perceyued this that they were myspoynted they saylled streyghte to Depe stale toke yâ— towne And on New yeres daye after they toke Harflete And thus yâ— Englysshmen began to lese a lytyll and lytyll in Normandye ¶ How Calays Guynes were besyeged by the duke of Burgoyn how they were rescowed by yâ— duke of Gloucestre THis yere was a greate noyse all Englonde thrugh howe yâ— duke of Burgoyne wold come besyege Calays wherfore the erle of Mortayne with his armye that he had to haue go with hyÌ„ into FrauÌ„ce was coÌ„mauÌ„ded charged yâ— he sholde go to Calays whiche was atte yâ— tyme well vytayled manned for syr IohnÌ„ Ratclyfe was Lyuetenaunte of yâ— towne for yâ— kynge the baron of Dud lay Lyuetenaunt of yâ— castell ¶ And the ix daye of Iulii the duke of Burgoyne with all the power of Flaundres and moche other people came before Calays sette his syege about the towne and euery towne of Flaundres hadde theyr tentes by themself And this syege endured thre were In the meant whyle the duke of Gloucestre beynge protectour of Englonde toke yâ— moost parte of all the lordes of Englonde went ouer the see to Calays for too rescowe the towne or for to fyghte with the duke and his hoost yf they wolde haue byden This tyme LoÌ„don and euery good towne of Englonde sente ouer these to this rescow certayne people well arayed of the best choseÌ„ men for yâ— warre ¶ And the second day of August the forsayd duke of Gloucestre aryued at Calays with all his army .v. hondred shyppes and moo ¶ And the duke of Burgoyne all his hoost yâ— laye in the syege as sone as they aspyed the sayles in yâ— see before they approched Calays hauen sodaynly in a mornynge departed frome the syege leuynge behyÌ„de hym moche stuff and bytayle fledde in to FlauÌ„dres and Pycardye in lyke wyse dyd the syege yâ— laye befor Guynes where as they of Gwenes toke the gregonne of brasse called Dygeon many othere greate gonnes serpentes And than whan the duke of Gloucestre was aryued with his hoost he went into Flaundres and there he was .xii. dayes and dyd but lytell harme excepte yâ— he brente two fayre vyllages Poperynge Belle other houses whiche were of no stronge buyldynge so he retorned home aveÌ„ ¶ And this same yere the kynge of scotlonde besyeged Rokesburgh with moch people But syr Raufgray departed frome the castell ordeyned for a rescowe But as sone as the kynge of Scotlond vnderstode his departynge sodaynly he brake his syege and wente his waye and lefte moche ordynaunce behynde hym where he gate hym no worshyppe This same yere the seconde daye of Ianyuere quene Katheryne the whiche was the kynges moder and wyfe too kynge Henry the fyfte deyed departed out of this worlde and was brought ryally thrugh London so too westmynster and there she lyeth worshypfully buryed in oure la dyes chapell ¶ And also this same yere the fourth
daye of Ianyuer felle downe the gate with yâ— toâ—re on it on LondoÌ„ brydge towarde Southwerke with two arches all yâ— stode theron ¶ This same yere was a greate treate holden bytwene Grauenynge Calays bythene the kâ—nge the duke of Burgoyne where was in the kynges name the Cardynalle of Englonde the duke of Norfolk many other lordes for the duke of Burgoyn was the duchesse hauynge full power of hyr lorde as regent and lady of hys londes where was taken by thaduyse of â—o the partyes an abstynence of watre for a certayne tyme in yâ— name of yâ— duchesse and not of the duke bycause he had gone frome his othe and legeaunce that he hadde made to kynge Henry the fyfthe therfore the kynge neuer wolde weytene appoynt ne haue to do with hym after but all in the duchesse name ¶ Also this same yere quene Iane deyed yâ— second day of Iule whiche had ben wyf to kyng HeÌ„ry yâ— fourth was caryed frome beâ—â—oÌ„d sey to CauÌ„terbury where she lyeth buryed by kynge Henry hir husbonde Thys same yere dyed all the Lyons in yâ— toure of London the whiche had not ben seen many yeres before ¶ How Owen a squyre of wales that hadde wedded quene Katheryne was arested and of the seysme bytwene Eugenye and Felix IN the .xv. yere of kynge Henry the syxth deyed Sygysmondê° Emperoure of Almayne and knyghte of the garter whos termente the kynge kepte atsaynt Poules in London ryally where was made a ryall heerse the kynge in his astate clad in blew was at euen at dyryge on the morne at masse â—c And after hym was clecte and chosen Albert duke of Osteryk whiche hadde wedded Sygysmondus doughter for to be Emperoure This man was taken receyued to be kynge of Beme Vngary bycause of his wyfe that was Sygysmondus doughter whiche left none other heyre after hym This Albert was Emperour but one yere for he was poysoned so deyed some sayth yâ— he deyed of flix but he was a vertuous man pytefulle so moche yâ— all the people yâ— knewe hym sayd that the worlde was not worthy to haue his presence ¶ This same yere one Owen a squyre of wales a man of lowe byrth whiche hadde many a daye before secretely wâ—dded quene Katheryne hadde by hir thre sones and one doughteâ— he was taken and coÌ„maunded too Newgate to pryson by my lord of Gloucestre protectour of yâ— reame And this yere he brake the pryson by the meane of a priest yâ— was his chapelayn after was taken ayen by my lorde Bemonde and brought ayen to Newgate and after warde delyuerd at large And one of his sones afterwarde was made erle of Rychemonde and an other erle of Penbroke and the thyrde a monke of westmynster whiche monke deyed sone after ¶ This same yere also on Newe yeres daye atte Bernardes castell fell downe a stake of wood sodaynly at after none and slewe thre men myscheyfly foule hurt other ¶ Also at Bedforde on a shyresday we re .xviii. men murdred without stroke by fallynge downe a stayr as they come out of theyr comune halle and many foule hurte ¶ In the .xviii. yere syr Rycharde Beauchamp the good erle of warwyke deyed atte Rone he beynge that tyme lyuetenaunte of the kynge in Normandye and frome thens his body was brought to warwyk where he lyeth worshypfully in a newe chapell on the south syde of yâ— quere ¶ Also this yere was a grete derth of corne thrugh out all Englonde for a busshell of whete was worth .xl. pens in many places of Englonde and yet they myght not haue ynoughe wherfore Steuen browne that tyme mayer of LondoÌ„ sente in to Pruce and broughte to London certayn shyppes laden with rye whiche dyd moche good to the poore people for corne was so scarse in Englonde yâ— in someplaces of Englonde poore people made them brede of fern rotes ¶ Thys yere the generall couÌ„seyll of Basyly de posed Eugeny they chose Felix which was duke of Sauoy than began the scysme whiche endured vnto the yere of oure lorde M CCCC xlviii ¶ Thys Felyx was a deuoute prynce sawe hys sones sone and after lyued an holy lyfe was chosen pope of the couÌ„seyll of Basyle Eugeny deposed And so the scysme was longe tyme this Felix had but lytell obedyence by cause of the nautralyte for the moost parte well nyghe all crystendome obeyed reputed Eugeny for very pope of them bothe for both occupyed duryng yâ— lyfe of Eugeny This same yere syr Rycharde whiche was by carye of Hermettesworth was degraded of his preesthode at Poules brent atte Toure hylle as for an heretyke on sayÌ„e Botulphus daye how well at his dethe he deyed a good crysten man wherfore after his dethe moche people come to yâ— place where he was brent offred made an hepe of stones set vp a crosse of tree helde hym for a saynt tyll yâ— mayer shreues by yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement of bysshoppes dystroyed it made there a douÌ„ge hylle Also this same yere yâ— shreues of LondoÌ„ fet out of saynt Martyns the graunte of the sentwary fyue persones whiche afterward were restored ayeÌ„ too the sentwary by the kynges Iustices ¶ And after Alberte the thyrd Frederyk was chosen Emperoure This Frederyk duke of Osteryk was longe Emperour dyfferred to be crowned at Rome bycause of the scysme but after that vnyte was had he was crowned with the Imperyall dyademe with grete glorye and tryumphe of pope Nicholas yâ— .iiii. This was a pâ—â—yble man quyete and of synguler pacyence not hatynge the chirche he wedded the kynges doughter of Portyngale ¶ How the duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for treason coÌ„mytted to perpetuall pryson in yâ— I le Man of the dethe of mayster Roger Bolyngbrok IN this same yere Elynoure Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certayne poyntes of treason layde ayen hyr wherupon she was examyned in sayÌ„t Stephens chapell at west mynster afore the Archebysshop of CanÌ„terbury And there she was enioyned to open penauÌ„ce to go thrugh chepe berynge a taper in hir honde after to perpetuall pryson in yâ— I le of Man vnder yâ— kepynge of sir Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arested mayster Thomas south well a chanon of westmynster mayster IohnÌ„ hane a chapelayne of the sayd lady mayster Robert Bolynbroke a clerke vsynge Nygromancy and one Margery iourdemayn called the wyche of Eye besyde westmynster there were arested as for beynge of couÌ„seyll with the sayd duchesse of Gloucestre for mayster Thomas suth well deyed in yâ— Tour the nyghts before he sholde haue be reyned on yâ— morne for he hymself sayd that he sholde deye in his bedde not by Iustyces ¶ And in yâ— .xx. yere mayster IohnÌ„ hume and mayster Roger Bolyngbrok were brought to the gylde hall in London and there before yâ— Mayer the lordê and chyef Iustyces of Englonde were
dyuerse partyes of the worlde and these reformacyons were made many tymes but almost none abode but they retorned ayen as they were afore by successyon of tyme after the dethe of the worshypfull faders the feest of the Transfyguracyon was ordeyned of Calixt for the yefte of grace of the meruelous vycotory done ayenst the Turke in HuÌ„gary on saynt Sirtê° day M. cccc.lvii For there was a merueylous vyetory yeue to the crysten men in HuÌ„gary ayenst the grete Turke there he loste many a man fled shamfully fordrede of enmyes no man folowed hym but alone the honde of god feryd the Turke his hoost on saynt Calixt day Saynt IohnÌ„ de Capystrano was there seen present he prouokyd the people that were aferde to folowe the mysbyleuynge Turkes there fell a grete vengeauÌ„ce on theÌ„ for yâ— Turkes sayd yâ— there was so grete a nombre of knyghtes yâ— folowed them yâ— vnnethe they durste loke bakwarde therfore they fled left all ther tresour behynde them they were angelles that causyd them to flee Nota. PRrynters of bookes were myghtely multyplyed in Maguncye thrugh out the worlde and there began fyrste and there helde theyr craftes and this tyme many men began to be more subtyll in craftes and swyfter than euer they were afore PIus the seconde was pope after Calixt .vi. yere this Piê° was chose in yâ— yere of oure lorde M. cccc.lviii he was callyd Ene as an eloquent man a grete oratour a laureate poete in the couÌ„seyll of Basyle he wrote a noble tretyse for thactoryte of yâ— same This maÌ„ desyred to haue a passage to the Turke moche people of dyuerse couÌ„tres came to Rome he yaue theym his blessynge and sent theym home ayen for they were not suffycyent for the Turkys hoste anone after he decessyd PAulus a Venician was pope after Pius .vii. yere this Paul was chose in yâ— yere of our lorde M. CCCC lxiiii And anone he halowed the fest of the presentacoÌ„n of our lady as Pius dyd This man was a tough man in ryghte wysnes and he sayd it was better to make fewe thynges kepe them stedfastly than for to make many soone renoke them And he made a grete palays at saynt Markys he decessed or he had ended it in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxxi ¶ LeodinÌ„ the londe of Luke was oppressyd with many trybulacyons after in the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxviii vtterly it was dystroyed by CaroluÌ„ the duke of Burgoyn yâ— whiche wedded dame Margarete syster to kynge Edwarde yâ— four the of Englonde Also the same KaroluÌ„ entred in the londe of Geldyr coÌ„quered it hooly The yere of grace also was chaunged by pope Paule for fauoure of maÌ„nys soule frome .xxv. yere to .xxv. yere And bycause yâ— cursydnesse abounded so sore grace abouÌ„ded also sore SIxtus the fourth a Ianuens a frere mynor was pope after Paule This man was generall in the ordre of the frere Mynoris or he was Cardynall And he was chosen in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxxi And was called FrauÌ„cyscus de Sanona of good fame vertuous He was chosen Cardynall with oute his knowlege tyll he was made the same yere yâ— he was chosen pope the Turke had takeÌ„ frome crysten men two Empyres four kyngdoms .xx. pronynces two hondred cytees had destroyed men wyÌ„men without nombre and yâ— meued yâ— pope yâ— he sholde dyspose him to goo to withstonde hym And for an armye to be made ayenste the Turke the pope gaue grete Indulgences of pardon of yâ— tresory of the chirche vnto all crysteÌ„ reames yâ— he myght ordeyne some tresore to withstande yâ— mysbyleued Turke And in the londe of Englonde Iohan abbot of abyngdon was the popes Legate to dyspose this goodly tresoure of the chirche too euery faythfull man yâ— was dysposyd and that wolde able hym too receyue it ¶ Here endeth this present Cronycle of Englonde with the fruyte of tymes compyled in a booke and also enprynted by one some tyme scole mayster of saynt Albons vppon whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And newely in the yere of oure lorde god M. CCCC.ii EnpryÌ„ted in Flete strete in the synge of the sone By me Wynkynde Worde ¶ Here foloweth a lytell treatyse the whiche treeateh of the descrypcyon of this londe whiche of olde tyme was named Albyon And after Brytayne And no we is called Englonde and speketh of the noblesse and worthynesse of the same ¶ It is so that in many and dyuerse places the comyn Cronycles of Englonde ben hadde and also now late Enprynted in flete strete in the syne of the sonne And for as moche as the dyscrypcyon of this londe whiche of olde tyme was named Albyon and after Brytayne is not descryued ne comynly hadde ne the noblenesse worthynesse of the same is not knowen Therfore I entende to sette in thys booke the descrypyon of this sayd Yle of Brytayne and with the commodytes of the same ¶ In the fyrst shall be tolde the names of the Ylond Ca .i. ¶ Of the setynge bouÌ„dynge lenthe and brede ca .ij ¶ Of the worthynesse and perogationes Capitulo .iij. ¶ Of the meruaylles and of the wondres ca .iiij. ¶ Of the chyef partyes of the same londe ca .v. ¶ Of the Ylondes that been therto adiacent ca .vi. ¶ Of the kynges hyghe wayes and stretes ca .vij ¶ Of the famous Ryuers stremes ca viii ¶ Of auÌ„cyent cytes and townes ca ix ¶ Of prouynces and shyres ca .x ¶ Of the lawes and names of the lawes ca .xi ¶ Of kyngdoms of boundes markes bytwene them ca .xij. ¶ Of bysshopryches theyr sees ca .xiij. ¶ Of howe many manere people haue dwelled therin ca xiiij Of the langages of maners vsage of the people of that londe ca .xv. ¶ Of the londe of wales ca xvi ¶ Of the name and whye it is namede wales ca .xvij. ¶ Of the commodytees of the londe of wales ca .xviij ¶ Of the maners and rytes of the walsshmen ca xix ¶ Of the mernaylles wondres of Wales ca xx ¶ Of the dyscrypcyon of Scotlonde somtyme named Albanya ca xxi ¶ Of yâ— dyscripcion of Irlonde ca .xxii ¶ Of the bouÌ„dynge of Irlonde ca xxiii ¶ Of the gretnes and quantyte of that londe ca .xxiiii. ¶ Of the defautes of the londe ca xxv ¶ Of theym that fyrst enhabyted Irlonde ca xxvi ¶ Of the condicions and maners of Irisshmen ca .xxvii. ¶ Of the merueylles wonders of Irlonde ca .xxviii ¶ Of the merueylles of sayntes of Irlonde ca .xxix ¶ Explicit tabula ¶ The names of this Ylonde ca. j. EIrste as Galfrydus sayth this londe was called Albyon after the name of Albyne the oldeste doughter of Dyoclesyan and had xxxii.systers theye were fyrste that enhabytede this londe And bycause she was the oldest syster she named his londe albyon
after hir owne name as the Cronycle reherseth Othere saye that this londe was named Albyon as it were the whyte londe of whyte rockes aboute the clyues of the see that were seen fro ferre Afterwarde Brute conquered this londe called it Brytayne after his owne name And thenne Saxons or Englysshmen conquered this londe and called it Anglia that is Englond Or it is called Anglia of a quene that owed this londe that was named angela and was a noble bukes doughter of the Saxons Or as Ysyd sayth Ethi .xv. anglia hath that name as it were an angle and a corner of the worlde Or els as Be da sayth li. i Saynt Gregory sawe Enlysshe chyldren to sell at Rome he accorded to the name of the londe and sayd they ben sothely angles for hir face shyned as angels for the noblyte of the lond shone in yâ— chyldren faces ¶ Alfre The Bryttysshe Anglia is called yâ— other worlde and for greate plente of all good the grete Charles called it his owne chambre ¶ Solinê° The edge of the frensshee clyf sholde be the ende of the worlde yf the Ylonde of Britayn ne were not whiche is worthy to haue the name of an other worlde ¶ Alfry this Ylonde is called insula for it is in salo that is the se is beten of with dyuerse cours of waters with stremes and with wawes of the se. ¶ Of the settynge bouÌ„dynge lenthe and brede of this londe THis Britayne is acouÌ„ted a noble londe bothe in our storyes and also in the storyes of Grekes is set ayenste Germania Gallia Fraunce Spayne bytwene the north and the west the se bytwene This londe is fyfty myle froÌ„ the clyf of the men that be called mormi gessorico ¶ Beda li .i. And for this ylond lyeth vnder the north hede of the worlde it hath lyght and bryght nyghtes in yâ— somer tyme. So that oftentyme at mydnyght men haue questyons doubte whether it be euyntyde or dawynge yâ— is for the tyme of the yere yâ— the sonne goeth not ferre vnder the erth by nyght but passeth by the north syde cometh soono in to yâ— eest agayne And therfore in the somer beÌ„ theyr dayes full longe df .xviii. houres the nyghtes of .vi. houres And after in the wynter ben longe nyghtes of xviii.houres and shorte dayes of .vi. houres Also in Armenia Macedonia Italya and in other londes of the same lyne the lengest daye and lengest nyght also is of .xv. houres and the shortest day or nyght is of ix houres ¶ Plinius in meroe That ylond is chyef of blackemen ther is the lengest daye .xii. houres In Alexandre in Egypt of xiii houres In ytalya of xv houres In Brytayne of xviii houres In the ylonde named Tyle all the .vi. somer monethes is daye all the vi wynter monethes in nyghte ¶ Isyd li .xiii. Brytayne is sette within Occean as it were wtout the worlde and is sette ayenst Fraunce Spayn ¶ Giraldus Brytayn is endlonge and larger in the myddell than in the endes ¶ Drosius Brytayne stretcheth in leâ— be out of the south into the north and in the southest it hath FrauÌ„ce in yâ— south Spâ—â— in the north Norwaye in the west Hâ— berma that is Irlond whan shyppemen passen the next clyf of that londe the◠〈◊〉 a cyte that heet Rupty mouth ¶ 〈◊〉 .li. i. That cyte is nowe called 〈◊〉 of Englysshmen Reptacestre ¶ So 〈◊〉 Brytayne is viii houndreth myle of 〈◊〉 the and it be moton from the clyt of â—â—tenesse to theangle of Calydon ¶ 〈◊〉 That is from pen with strete .xv. 〈◊〉 yonde Mychels slowe in 〈…〉 to Catenesse that is beyonde 〈◊〉 and Brytayne is more than two honded myle brode from Menema yâ— is the 〈◊〉 place in wales vnto yarmoth thfolke ¶ Beda Oonly out take 〈◊〉 gest out shetynge of dyuerse forlendes 〈◊〉 the whiche Brytayne is all about 〈◊〉 sythe .lxx. thousande paas ¶ Of the worthynesse and perogaâ—nes ca .iii. AS Fraunce passeth Brytayne so Brytayne passethe Irlonde in fayre weder and noblyte but not in bel the. ¶ Beda li .i. For this ylonde is beste to brynge forth trees and fruyce Ruther ne and beestes And wyne groweth therin in some place The londe hath plente of fowles and of beestes of dyuerse manere of kynde The londe is plenteuous and the see also The londe is noble copyous and ryche of noble welles and Ryuers with plente of fysshe There is grete plente of small fysshe of samon of celes ¶ wilhel de pon li.iii So that the people in so me place fede theyr swyne with fysshe Beda li.i There ben oftentymes taken dolphyns See calues Balayne grete fysshes as whales kynde and dyuerse mane reshelfysshe amonge the whiche shelfys she ben muskles that within them haue Margery peerles of all maner of coulour and hewe of rody rede purpure and of blewe and specyally and moost of whyte There is also plente of thelfysshe yâ— men dyen therwith fyne rede the redenes ther of is wonder fayre and stable stayneth neuer with colde ne with hete with wete ne with drye but euer the older the colour is the fayrer There ben also saltewelles hoote welles therof rennynge stremes of hote bathes departed into dyuerse places accordynge For man woman of al manere age olde or yonge ¶ Basilius sayth That the water the renneth and passeth by vaynes of certayne metall taketh in his course grete hete This ylond is plenteuous of vaynes of metalles bras of yron of leede of tyn of syluer alsoo ¶ Plinius li. vi.ca.vi In this ylonde vnder the turfe of the londe is founde good merle the thryfty of the fatnes dryeth hyÌ„ selfe therin So that euer the thycker the felde is merled the better corne it wyll bere There is also a nother maner whyte mer le that the londe is the better foure score yere that therwith is merled ¶ Solinus In this ylonde groweth a stone yâ— is called Gagates yf ye wyll knowe his fayr nesse it is blacke as geÌ„mes ben yf ye wyl knowe his kynde It brenneth in water and quencheth in oyle and as to his my ght yf the stone befroted and chaffed It holdeth what hym neygheth as SuccuÌ„s a stone that is so named ¶ Ysydorus li.xv There ben shepe that beren gode wul There ben many hertes wylde beestes and fewe wulues therfore shepe ben the surer withoute kepynge lefte in the felde ¶ R. In this ylonde also ben many cytees and townes fayre noble ryche many grete Ryuers and stremes with grete plente of fysshe many fayre woodes and grete with ryght many beestes tame and wylde The erthe of that londe is copyous of metall oor and of salte welles of quareyes of marbyll of dyuerse manere stones of reed of whyte of softe of harde of chalke of whyte lyme There is also whyte claye rede for to make pottes crockes stenes other vessell brent
countre of Scicia nygh to amazona therfor scottes ben called as it were scyttes for theye come out of Scicia After warde yâ— londe heet Pictauya for yâ— Pyctes regned therin a M.CCC.lx yere And at last heet Hibernia as Irlonde hyght ¶ Girâ—i top For many skylles one is for affinite alye that was bytwene them Irysshme for they toke theyr wyues of Irlonde yâ— is openly seen in her byleue in clothynge in langage in speche in wepyn in maners An other skyll is for Iryssh men dwelled there soÌ„tyme ¶ Beda li.j Out of Irlonde that is yâ— propre couÌ„tre of Scottes come Irysshmen with her duke that was called Renda And with loue and with strenthe made hem thyef sees and cytees besydes the Pyctes in the northsyde ¶ Gir. Nowe the londe is shortlye called Scotlonde of Scottes yâ— come out of Irlonde regned therin CCC.xv. yere vnto reed Wyllyams tyme that was Malcolins broder ¶ R. Many euydeneê we haue of this Scotlonde that it is oft called hyght Hibernia as Irlonde dothe ¶ Therfore Beda li.ii ca .xi. sayth that Laurence archebysshop of Dunbar was archebysshop of Scottes that dwelled in an ylonde that heet Hibernia is nexte to Brytayn Beda li.iii ca .xxvii. sayth Pestilence of moreyn bare downe Hiber nia Also li iii. ca .ii. sayth that the Scottes yâ— dwelled in the south syde of Hibernia Also li iiii ca. iii. he sayth that Cladde was a yonglynge and lerned the rule of monkes in Hibernia Also li. iiii ca .xxii. Egfridus kynge of NorthuÌ„berlonde destroyed Hibernia Also li.iiii ca .xv. the moste dele of Scottes in Hibernia in the same chapitre he called Hibernia proprely named yâ— west ylondr is an hondred myle from eueryche Britayn departed with the see bytwene called Hibernia that countre that nowe is called Scotlonde there he telleth that AdamuaÌ„ abbot of this ylond sayled to Hybernia for to teche Irysshmen yâ— lawfull esterdaye And at last come ayen into Scotlonde ¶ Ysy. ethi .li .xiiii. Men of this Scotlonde ben named Scottes in theyr owne laÌ„gage Pyctes also for soÌ„tyme her body was peynted in this mancre they wold soÌ„tyme with a sharpe egged tole prycke kerue her owne bodyes make theron dyuerse fygures shappes peynt hem with ynke or with other peynture or colour bycause they were so peyÌ„ced they were called picti that is to saye peynted ¶ Erodotus Scottes ben lyght of herte strauÌ„ge wylde inough but by medlyÌ„g of Englysshmen they ben moche amen ded they ben cruell vpon theyt enemyes hateth bondage moost of ony sâ—ynge and holde for a foule slouth yf a man deye in his bedde grete worshyp yf be deye in yâ— felde They ben lytyll of mete â— mowe faste longe eten selde whan the sonne is vp eten flessh fyssh mylkâ— fruyt more than brede and though theâ— be fayr of chappe they ben defouled and made vnsemely ynough with theyr owne clothynge They prayse faste yâ— vsages of theyr owne forfaders despyse other meÌ„nes doyÌ„ge her loÌ„de is fruytfull ynou gh in pasture gardyns feldes ¶ Gir de pÌ„ ca xviii The prynces of Scottes as the kynges of Spayn ben not wone to be enoynted ne crowned In this ScotloÌ„de is solempne grete myÌ„de of sayâ—â— andrew thapostle For saynt Andrewe had yâ— north partyes of yâ— world Scitts and Pyctes to his lot for to preche coÌ„uert yâ— people to crystes byleueê at last be was martred in Achaia in greâ—a in a cyte yâ— was named Patras his bones were kepte CC.lxii yere vnto ConstaÌ„tinê° theÌ„peâ—rours tyme. theÌ„ they were translatedâ— to CoÌ„staÌ„tinople kept ther C.x. yere vnto Theodosyus themperours ryme and thenne Vngus kynge of Pycteâ—in Scotlonde destroyed a greate parte in Brytayne was besette with a grete hooste of Brytons in a felde called Marke he herde saynt Andrewe speke too hym in this manere Vngus vngus here thou me crystes apostle I promyse the helpe and socour whan thou hast ouer comen thyn enemyes by my helpe thou shalt gyue yâ— thyrde dele of thyn herytage in almesse to god almyghty and in the worshyp of saynt Andrew and in the sygne of the cros se wente tofore his hoost the thyrde daye he had vyctory and so torned home a yene and desed his herytage as he was boden And for he was vncertayne what cyte he sholde deale for saynt Andrewe he fasted thre dayes he and his men prayed saynt Andrewe that he wolde shew hym what place he shold chese And one of the wardeyns that kepte the body of saynt Andrewe in Constantynople was warned in his slepe that he sholde go into a place whyder an angell wolde lede hym and so he come into Scotlonde with vij felowes to the toppe of an hylle named RagmoÌ„de The same hour lyghte of heuen beshone and beclypped yâ— kyng of Pyctes that was comynge with hys hoost to a place called Carceuan Ther anone were heled many seke men There met with the kynge Regulus the moÌ„ke of Constantynople with the relyques of saynt Andrewe There is founded a chirche in worship of saynt Andrewe yâ— is heed of all the chirches in the londe of Pyctes To this chirche comen pylgrymes once of all londes There was Regulus fyrste abbot and gadred monkes And so all the tyenthe londe yâ— the kyng had assygned hym he departed it in dyuerse places amonge abbayes ¶ Of the descrypcyon of Irlond ca xxii HIbernia that is Irlonde and was of olde tyme Incorporate into yâ— lordshyp of Brytayne so sayth Gir. in sua popÌ„ where he descryueth it at fulle Yet it is worthy sernely to prayse yâ— londe with large praysynge for to come to dere full knowlege of yâ— loÌ„de these tytles that folowe open the waye Therfore I shall tell of the place stede of that londe how grete and what manere londe it is wherof that londe hath plente wherof it hath defaute also of what men haue dwelled therin fyrste Of maners of men of that londe Of the wonders of that londe and of worthynes of halowes and sayntes of that londe ¶ Of the boundynge of Irlonde ca .xxiii IRlonde is the laste of all the west ylondes and hyght Hibernia of one Hiberus of Spayn that was Hermonius broder for these two bretherne gate and wanne that londe by conquest Or it is called Hibernia of that Ryuer Hiberê° that is in the west ende of Spayn that londe hyght Scotlond also for Scottes dwelled there soÌ„tyme er they came into that othere Scotlond that longed to Brytayn therfore it is writen in the Martyloge Suche a day in ScotloÌ„d saynt Bryde was born that was in Irlond this loÌ„de hath in yâ— southest syde spayn thre dayes sayllyÌ„ge theÌ„s a syde half hath in the eest syde yâ— more Britayn theÌ„s a dayes sayllyÌ„ge in the west syde yâ— endles Occean in yâ— north syde yseloÌ„de thre dayes
quyete in vertues meke in soule and very demure in langage of his relygyons lyf this man was chosen at the last with one accorde of the chirche and laye men But there was a grete distynccyon for the Clergy entended to haue chose Perys the Archebysshop And the hoste of alye men wolde haue had Theodorum a preest But at the last the holy ghost tourned the wyll of all this people in to this holy man ¶ Sergins was pope .ix. yere This man was vertuous comendable in his lyf And in his eleccyon a grete dyscorde was for one partye of the clergye chose TheodoruÌ„ and an other partye Paschalem But as our lorde wolde at the last they tourned all to this man This man translated the body of saynt Leo. He also founde a grete parte of yâ— holy crosse by myracle And he crystened Cadwaldre the laste kynge of Brytayne He coÌ„mauÌ„ded Anus dei to be sayd or songe thryes at masse And decessyd blessydly ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Beda the worshypfull preest was this tyme a grete man of fame in Englonde the whiche was take the .vij. yere of his â—ege to Benedict the abbot GyrwyenÌ„ monastery to be taught And thenne after to Colfrido the abbot after the deth of Benedict And at the .xix. yere of his aege he was made Deaken of the bysshop of Yorke And at .xxx. yere he was made preest in the whiche yere he began to â—yte So he contynued all the tyme of his lyf in that monastry in geuynge his labours to wrytynge scrypture to be expowned He made .lxxviij. bokes the whiche he nombreth in the ende of his Englysshe boke This man was euer in labour other in prayer or in syngynge dayly in the chirche or to lerne or teche or wryte For whiche thynge men may Iuge by reason that he was neuer at Rome all though some saye he went to Rome that he myght see that his bokes accorded with the doctryne of the holy chirche But it was certayne that he was blynde and wente to preche had a seruaunte that was not good made hym to preche to a myghty multytude of stones and sayd that they were men And whan all his sermon was done the stones answered and sayd Amen But that he wente to Rome thryes and fouÌ„de wryten thre arres thre effes and eâ—powned them it was neuer fouÌ„de in no boke of auctoryte There was after the talkynge of the people suche a wrytyng on the yates of Rome RRR FFF And suche an exposition Regna Rome Ruent Ferro Flama Fame But it is certayne that Beda was desyred to come to Rome by the wytynge of Sergâ—us the pope to Colfrido his abbot And this Beda translated yâ— gospell of saynt Iohan in to Englysshe tonge dyssessyd blessydly The fame sayth that now he lyeth at Deuelyn with saynt Cuthberte there is buryed with hym the knowlege of yâ— dedes of Englonde almoost to the conquest ¶ Leo the seconde was Emperour and lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Liberius was Emperour after hym vij yere he rose ayenst Leo entred his kyngdom and kepte hym in pryson as longe as he regned In his tyme Iustinianus the seconde whiche in olde tyme was exyled to Crysonam openly sayd he wolde recouer his Empyre agayne Wherfore the people of that couÌ„tree for the loue of Liberius were about to slee that Iustinianus Wherfore he fledde to the prynce of Thurcorum wedded his syster And thorugh helpe of his brother the Bulgars he recouered his Empyre slewe Liberius and Leo the vsurper of his reame And as many tymes almoost as he wyped ony drope from his nose the whiche they kytte of so many tymes he made one of his enmyes to be slayne ¶ Leo the thyrde was pope after Sergius two yere This man was made pope by the power of the Romayns was not put in the nombre of popes for he euyll entred but he dyde none euyll ¶ Iohannes the .vi. was pope after hym a Greke And he was a martyr but of whom and wherfore the cause is not fouÌ„de in hystoryes It is sayd that it was of the dukes of Lombardy for they were enmyes to the chirche myghtely ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .vij. a Romayne was pope after hym thre yere but no thynge of hym is wryten ¶ Iustinianus was Emperour ayen with his sone Tyberiê° .vi. yeres And this was he the whiche was reued the Empyre afore by Leo And whan this man was restored ayen he toke hym to the ryght fayth worshypped the pope Constantyne And certaynly he destroyed Creson yâ— place where he was exyled vnto and all that dwelled in it except yâ— childern he slewe them And he came ayen an other tyme to haue slayne the Innocentes And the men of that countree made them a capytayne a certayne man that was called Philyp an outlawe the whiche anone wente to hym in batayll and slewe hym for his outrageous cruelnesse ayenst those children ¶ Sysinnius was pope twenty dayes and thenne was grete stryfe and he decessyd but lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Constantyne was pope after hym .vij yere This man was a very meke man and so blessyd that of all men he was beloued He wente ouer the see to Iustinianus the Emperour and was receyued with grete honour and deyed a blessyd man ¶ Philyp the seconde was Emperour one yere the whiche fledde in to Scicilia for the hoste of the Romayns And he was an heretyke and coÌ„maunded all pyctures of sayntes for to be destroyed Wherfore the Romayns cast awaye his coyne ne wolde not receyue no moneye that his name or ymage were wryten vpon ¶ Anastasius the seconde after he had slayne Philyp was Emperour thre yere This man was a crysten man and he lyued well But by cause he put out Philyps eyen and slewe hym afterwarde And therfore Theodosius faugh ayenst hym and ouercame hym thenne he was made a preest and lyued so quyetly ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vij. C.xiiij GRegorius the seconde was pope after Constantyne .xvij. yere this Gregorius was a chaste man a noble man in scrypture And about this tyme the popes began to deale more temporally with the Emperours than they were wonte for theyr falsnesse theyr heresye also for to remeue th empyre fro oo peple to an other as yâ— tyme requyred this man cursyd Leo the Emperour by cause he brente the ymages of sayntes This same Leo coÌ„mauÌ„ded Gregorius the pope that he sholde brenne chirches destroye them And he sette noo thynge of his sayenge but coÌ„maunded the couÌ„trary manly And soo it is openly shewed that the destruccyon of the Empyre of Rome was the cause of heresye For certaynely faythfull people with the prelates with one wyll drewe to the pope and constrayned the Emperours for to leue theyr tyrannye and theyr heresye ¶ And this tyme in the eest parte of the worlde strongly faylled the very fayth for yâ— cursyd lawe of yâ— fals Machâ—myte ¶ Theodosius was Emperour and